Terry v. Commonwealth
Citations
- 87 Va. 672
- 13 S.E. 104
- 1891 Va. LEXIS 120
Syllabus
<p>1. Forgery—Subjects of forgery—Extrinsic circumstances.—Forgery is the making of a false writing which, if genuine, would be apparently of legal efficacy. Writings, invalid on their face, are not subjects of forgery. If extrinsic circumstances are essential to the efficacy of the instrument, they must be averred in the indictment.</p> <p>2. Idem—Statute construed.—Code 1887, § 3737, predicates the offence of forgery only of such writings as are, or may be, to the prejudice of another. If it be not so, the indictment does not charge an offence.</p>
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- reversing a defendant’s conviction under the federal counterfeiting statute where the fake bills in his possession were “just too crude to mislead”
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Judges: Fauntleroy
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- Hanbury v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia· 1961-11-27· cited 33×
- Brazil v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia· 1903-02-07· cited 31×
- Muhammad v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia· 1991-09-24· cited 22×
- Stevenson v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia· 1999-11-05· cited 4×
- Stevenson v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia· 1998-06-02· cited 4×
- Commonwealth v. GreenSussex County Circuit Court· 2004-09-21
- Jeffrey Reeves Joyce, Jr. v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia· 2024-11-12
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