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ATKINS v. STATE

No. 42710.

454 S.W.2d 752 (1970)

Sherman Earl ATKINS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied June 10, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. E. McDaniel, Beaumont, for appellant.

W. C. Lindsey, Dist. Atty., and Lawrence J. Gist, Asst. Dist. Atty., Beaumont, and Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

OPINION

DOUGLAS, Judge.

The conviction is for attempting to pass as true a forged instrument; the punishment, five years.

The evidence shows that the instrument forming the basis of this prosecution was a forgery by reason of "[f]illing up over a genuine signature," as denounced by Article 992, Vernon's Ann.P.C.

The sufficiency of the evidence is challenged.

The record reflects that David Campbell, the owner of the D & C Construction...

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