Forgery Law
 
STATE OF KANSAS v. BRANDON C. WALKER

The State charged Walker with one count of forgery in November 2016 for attempting to cash an altered check about six weeks earlier. See K.S.A. 2017 Supp. 215823 (defining forgery, a severity level 8 nonperson felony). Walker qualified for an accelerated disposition of the charge under a program the Sedgwick County District Attorney uses to promptly offer persons prosecuted for nonviolent felonies

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STATE OF OHIO vs. MICHAEL MCLEAN

The instant appeal arose from an incident that occurred on June 15, 2017, near
Playhouse Square in downtown Cleveland. The two victims in this case, Utpalendu Kabasi and
Mihir Trivedi, were walking eastbound from Reserve Square. As the victims were walking,
they were approached by a male that was later identified as appellant. Appellant became
aggressive with the vic

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STATE OF IOWA vs. JEFFREY JORDAN CASON

In 2016, the State filed thirteen separate charges against Cason under
various case numbers. Ultimately, Cason agreed to plead guilty to two separate
charges of possession of a controlled substance�marijuana with the intent to
deliver, in violation of Iowa Code section 124.401(1)(d) (2016), and third-degree
burglary, in violation of Iowa Code section 713.6A. The possessi

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STATE OF OHIO v. JEANNE HARRINGTON

On the morning of August 16, 2011, Harrington placed a call to the Avon Lake
Police Department to notify them that her husband had committed suicide. Upon arriving at the
marital residence, officers found the victim lying on a couch with his head wrapped in plastic.
They also found a purported suicide note that was typewritten, but signed in ink with the victim’s
name. The

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STATE OF OHIO v. SHANE MOORE

On March 14, 2016, Moore was indicted on four counts of robbery, two
counts of abduction, and one count of kidnapping. The charges arose from four separate
robberies on three consecutive dates in February 2016. The State’s bill of particulars
described the offenses as follows:
Counts One and Two [robbery and abduction]:

On February 6, 2016, * * * Shane Moore ente

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State of Tennessee v. Pamela Moses

On April 29, 2015, Defendant entered guilty pleas to theft of merchandise valued at less than $500, tampering with or fabricating evidence, forgery, perjury on an official document, stalking of a judge, and escape from misdemeanor incarceration. See State v. Pamela Moses, No. W2015-01240-CCA-R3-CD, 2016 WL 4706707, at *2 (Tenn. Crim. App. Sept. 6, 2016), perm. app. denied (Tenn. Jan. 23, 2017).

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State of Tennessee v. Ashley N. Menke

The Sumner County Grand Jury issued a nine-count indictment in Case No. 925CR-2015 charging Ashley N. Menke, the Defendant, with two counts of Class A misdemeanor theft of property (Counts 1 and 2), one count of Class E felony forgery of a check (Count 3), one count of Class C felony theft of property (Count 4), one count of Class E felony forgery of a document (Count 5), one count of Class E felo

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STATE OF OHIO - vs - GREGORY ALLEN CARROLL, a.k.a. GREGERY A. CARROLL

Appellant, Gregory Allen Carroll, a.k.a. Gregery A. Carroll, appeals from
the May 5, 2017 judgments of the Ashtabula County Court of Common Pleas,
sentencing him for robbery, theft from a person in a protected class, theft, and forgery
following a bench trial. On appeal, appellant raises issues involving ineffective
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assistance of counsel, admissibility of evidence, and

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Cameron William Barela v. The State of Texas

In October 2014, Barela, a licensed peace officer in the State of Texas, went
to Z Auto Place in Katy to purchase a car for $15,000. Jorge Ibarra was the sales
manager of Z Auto Place that worked with Barela. At the time Barela attempted to
buy the car, Ibarra understood that Barela worked for the City of Onalaska Police
Department as well as worked other part-time jobs, to whi

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STATE OF OHIO vs. GREG RUCKER

In 2016 Rucker and codefendant Nicholas Kraft were charged with three
counts of aggravated robbery, three counts of kidnapping and one count of having
weapons while under disability. Kraft plead guilty to two counts of aggravated robbery1
and agreed to testify against Rucker. The case against Rucker proceeded to a jury trial.
{¶3} Evidence was presented that between 3:30 a.m

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MARTIN SHANE MOON vs. STATE OF IOWA

In August 1990, Kevin Dickson was shot and killed. Nine years
later, the State charged Martin Moon and Casey Brodsack with first
degree murder. Brodsack pled guilty to second-degree murder in
exchange for testifying truthfully at Moon’s trial. 1See Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83, 87, 83 S. Ct. 1194, 1196–97 (1963) (“[T]he suppression b

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Marcus Shedd v. The State of Texas

In two separate cases, Appellant was charged by indictment with (1) one count of forgery, a third degree felony, punishable by not less than two years but not more than ten years imprisonment, and (2) one count of obstruction or retaliation, a third degree felony, punishable by not less than two years but not more than ten years imprisonment.1 In each case, the State filed a notice of intent to s

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COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE

The Appellant was convicted by a Shelby County jury on February 22, 2002, for two counts of forgery over $500, one count of forgery over $1,000, one count of criminal attempt to commit first degree murder, and one count of especially aggravated robbery. After conviction, the trial court sentenced the Appellant to twenty-four years (24) for the conviction of attempted first degree murder, twenty-t

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Adrian Jerome Parker v. The State of Texas

Adrian Jerome Parker rendered his open guilty plea to the trial court in Gregg County, on
all four counts of the indictment against him, and pled true to a sentence-enhancement allegation.
The trial court found Parker guilty of all four charges, found the enhancement allegation true, and
sentenced Parker to forty-five years’ imprisonment on each of Count I (engaging in organized

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Jonathan David Moore v. The State of Texas

On June 20, 2016, Appellant presented a check to be cashed at a Tyler branch of Austin Bank. The check was a temporary check from his father David Moore’s (Mr. Moore) account with Austin Bank in Jacksonville. When Appellant presented the check to the bank teller, the bank’s system alerted the teller to compare the signature on the check with the signature on file. Mr. Moore previously conta

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Troy Michael Robino v. The State of Texas

When George Dubson attempted to pay for his order with a counterfeit twenty-dollar bill
at a fast-food restaurant in Kilgore, police were alerted. While responding to the police dispatch,
Sergeant Vance Callahan of the Kilgore Police Department stopped an automobile matching the
description of the one occupied by Dubson a short distance from the restaurant. Callahan identified

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STATE OF KANSAS v. SHEILA D. HUDSON

Sheila D. Hudson appeals the district court's denial of her presentence motion to withdraw her plea. Hudson argues that she had good cause to withdraw her plea and that the district court erred in denying her motion. Finding no abuse of discretion, we affirm the district court's judgment.

On November 30, 2012, the State charged Hudson with one count of forgery, a severity level 8 felon

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STATE OF OHIO v. BENJAMIN GAMBLE

On May 6, 2016, Gamble was arrested after law enforcement officers
discovered methamphetamine (“meth”) and materials to manufacture meth at his
residence. On May 11, 2016, a two count indictment was filed in the Wyandot
County Common Pleas Court against Gamble. (Doc. No. 1). Count I of the
indictment alleged that Gamble knowingly assembled or possessed one or more
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STATE OF KANSAS v. PARMA QUENZER

In June 2015, Quenzer pled guilty in case 15CR1763 to unlawfully obtaining and distributing a prescription only drug, a class A misdemeanor. This plea was entered in conjunction with her guilty plea to felony forgery in case 15CR2013. The district court sentenced her to eight months in the county jail but placed her on probation from that sentence for 12 months.

One month after sentenci

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STATE OF KANSAS v. JAMES LEE LORENCE

In September 2015, Lorence pled no contest to felony theft and was sentenced to 27 months in prison but was placed on probation from that sentence for 18 months. The following month, Lorence entered into a joint plea agreement for two cases. In the first
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case, Lorence pled guilty to possession of methamphetamine and was sentenced to 30 months in prison but again was placed on probation

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State of Oklahoma v. Phillip Lee Hill Morelaw Internet Marketing for Legal Professionals MoreLaw Can Make Your Phone Ring 888-354-4529

Norman, OK - State of Oklahoma charged Phillip Lee Hill with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: FORG, FORGERY in second degree, in violation of 21 O.S. 1577
Date of Offense: 01/06/2016
Party Name Disposition Information
Hill, Phillip Lee Disposed: CONVICTION, 10/05/2016. Nolo Contendere Plea
Count as Disposed: FORGERY in second degree(FORG)
Violation of 21 O.S. 1577

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United States of America v. Vance White

Vance White participated in a
wire fraud scheme and pleaded guilty to one count of wire
fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 1343, and one count of aggravated identity
theft, 18 U.S.C. § 1028A(a)(1). The district court calculated
White’s Sentencing Guidelines range based on the amount of
loss caused by the entire scheme over four years. During most
of that time, though, White was in pris

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United States of America v. James Mario Lewis, a/k/a "Lowdown" Morelaw Internet Marketing for Legal Professionals MoreLaw Can Make Your Phone Ring 888-354-4529

Minneapolis, MN - South Saint Paul Man Sentenced To Federal Prison For Check Forgery Scheme

James Mario Lewis, a/k/a/ “Lowdown,” 47, to 61 months in prison for operating a years-long check fraud scheme. The defendant, who pleaded guilty on July 6, 2017, to one count of bank fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft, was sentenced on February 20, 2018, before Senior Judge Michae

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United States of America v. Daniel James Stanford Morelaw Internet Marketing for Legal Professionals MoreLaw Can Make Your Phone Ring 888-354-4529

This criminal appeal returns to this court after Stanford was resentenced following this court’s decision in United States v. Stanford remanding the case “for any other proceedings as needed.”1 Back before this court on appeal, Stanford, in addition to alleging various errors in the district court’s redetermination of his guideline range, argues that the district court erred in denying his

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United States of America v. Christopher Matthew Davies

Cedar Rapids, IA - Cedar Rapids Felon Found Guilty of Possessing Two Firearms

A felon who illegally possessed two firearms in October 2016 was convicted by a judge today, following a bench trial in federal court last month in Cedar Rapids.

Christopher Matthew Davies, age 47, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm. The verdict was retur

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