What is the name of your state? AZ
I have a friend who has been Charged with Forgery. Here is the situation:
Sally's boyfriend Brian receives a check from a friend for work done. Brian has no id, so he gives the check to Sally and asks her to cash it for me. The check contains the amount, signature and date, but no pay to the order of.
Sally is concerned and calls the friend and asks if this is a good check. The friend says yes.
Sally goes to the bank where the check is drawn from - has placed her own name in the pay to the order of line and attempts to cash it. The teller tells Sally she can not cash the check. Sally leaves the bank - forgetting her id on the counter. Sally goes home and is angry with boyfriend as check is not good. The next day, Sally realizes she left her id at the bank, and returns to pick it up. The police are called and Sally is arrested for forgery.
The check had been stolen and passed hands twice before getting to Sally's boyfriend. Sally is being charged with forgery under statute 13-2002 - falsely completing a written instrument.
Sally has been appointed a public defender. The public defender will not call any witness's other then sally on her behalf. The boyfriend has a criminal background which shoots down his credibility. The same with the person who gave him the check.
Sally has tracked down herself, who actually stole the check. He is a bad person and threatened to kill her if she gives up his name. While Sally has 2 small children, she does not want to be jailed for something she did not do.
Sally has provider the public defender and to her best knowledge the prosecutor who actually stole the check. They say the information came to late and have not pursued it.
Sally refused a plea agreement that would give her 6 years of probation. She didn't do anything wrong, but trust the wrong people.
Any words of wisdom? Trial is this next week and the public defender is not a very positive person? Thanks
I have a friend who has been Charged with Forgery. Here is the situation:
Sally's boyfriend Brian receives a check from a friend for work done. Brian has no id, so he gives the check to Sally and asks her to cash it for me. The check contains the amount, signature and date, but no pay to the order of.
Sally is concerned and calls the friend and asks if this is a good check. The friend says yes.
Sally goes to the bank where the check is drawn from - has placed her own name in the pay to the order of line and attempts to cash it. The teller tells Sally she can not cash the check. Sally leaves the bank - forgetting her id on the counter. Sally goes home and is angry with boyfriend as check is not good. The next day, Sally realizes she left her id at the bank, and returns to pick it up. The police are called and Sally is arrested for forgery.
The check had been stolen and passed hands twice before getting to Sally's boyfriend. Sally is being charged with forgery under statute 13-2002 - falsely completing a written instrument.
Sally has been appointed a public defender. The public defender will not call any witness's other then sally on her behalf. The boyfriend has a criminal background which shoots down his credibility. The same with the person who gave him the check.
Sally has tracked down herself, who actually stole the check. He is a bad person and threatened to kill her if she gives up his name. While Sally has 2 small children, she does not want to be jailed for something she did not do.
Sally has provider the public defender and to her best knowledge the prosecutor who actually stole the check. They say the information came to late and have not pursued it.
Sally refused a plea agreement that would give her 6 years of probation. She didn't do anything wrong, but trust the wrong people.
Any words of wisdom? Trial is this next week and the public defender is not a very positive person? Thanks