People v. Ruiz, Cr. 4559
| Court | California Court of Appeals |
| Writing for the Court | VALLEE; SHINN, P. J., and WOOD |
| Citation | 229 P.2d 73,103 Cal.App.2d 146 |
| Parties | PEOPLE v. RUIZ. |
| Docket Number | Cr. 4559 |
| Decision Date | 28 March 1951 |
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v.
RUIZ.
[103 Cal.App.2d 147] Joe Vasquez Ruiz, in pro per.
Edmund G. Brown, Atty. Gen., Donald D. Stoker, Deputy Atty. Gen., for respondent.
VALLEE, Justice.
Defendant was charged with, and convicted of, forging and uttering a check in
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the amount of $47.58 and with a prior conviction of robbery. He admitted the prior conviction. He appeals from the judgment. Appearing in propria persona, he makes a number of points which we discuss seriatim.1. The first point is that the information is 'invalid.' Defendant did not move to set the information aside. It charged defendant with forgery committed as follows: 'That the said Joe Vasquez Ruiz on or about the 14th day of February, 1950, * * * with intent then and there to cheat and defraud Aurora Romero, Eastern Cabinet & Furniture Company, Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association, Jefferson-San Pedro Branch, a corporation, did then [103 Cal.App.2d 148] and there willfully, unlawfully, fraudulently and feloniously make, forge and counterfeit a certain check and order in writing for the payment of money, in the sum of Forty-seven and 58/100 Dollars (47.58) and did then and there utter, publish and pass the same, knowing that said check was false, forged and counterfeited as aforesaid, with intent then and there to cheat and defraud the said Aurora Romero, Eastern Cabinet & Furniture Company, Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association, Jefferson-San Pedro Branch, a corporation, as aforesaid.' The information charged the offense in the language of the statute, Pen.Code, § 470, and is therefore sufficient. People v. Holt, 93 Cal.App.2d 473, 476, 209 P.2d 94.
2. The second point is that the evidence is insufficient to sustain the judgment. On February 14, 1950, defendant entered a store in Los Angeles. He handed a check to Aurora Romero's mother. The check was on the form of Eastern Cabinet & Furniture Company, 2040 East 45th Street, Los Angeles. It was dated February 13, 1950, in the amount of $47.58, and named Frank Noriega as payee. It was drawn on Bank of America, Jefferson-San Pedro Branch, and was signed 'Eastern Cabinet & Furniture Company by E. W. Gillious.' Defendant asked Miss Romero's mother if she (the mother) would cash the check. The mother asked the amount of the check, and defendant replied '47.' Defendant handed the check to her and she...
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