Does a prosecutor have to prove I signed a check in a Utah
forgery case?
If you are charged with forgery in Utah, there are several different
theories under which a prosecutor may pursue the prosecution.
The stereotypical forgery case involves a person who
fraudulently signed someone else's name to a document or created a fake
document. But many Utah forgery prosecutions involve people
who did neither of those things. An experienced
Utah criminal defense attorney can help you determine the best strategy for defending your case.
Utah's forgery statute casts a broad net, covering anyone who, with the
intent to defraud, makes, completes, executes, authenticates, issues,
transfers, publishes, utters, or alters any writing so that
such action purports to be the act of another. Under this
statute, you can be charged with forgery even if you never signed
anything. Simply passing a bad check, without an innocent
explanation of how you got the check and why you believed it was
legitimate, can lead to a felony forgery charge.
Under Utah's criminal law,
forgery
is a third degree
felony, punishable by up to five years in
prison. Often a prosecutor will file an additional charge of
theft
by deception if something of value is received as a result of
the forgery.
Based in Salt Lake City,
criminal attorney Stephen Howard has defended thousands of serious felony charges during
his career. His experience defending forgery cases includes
victory at trial, dismissals prior to trial, and negotiating
misdemeanor
probation resolutions for clients who chose not to take their cases to
trial. If you are facing prosecution for forgery or other
crimes in Utah, you deserve an experienced
criminal
defense lawyer with a record of
real
results.
Contact us now to
schedule you initial consultation. See what experience can do
for you.

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