The State, Respondent v. Donald M. Brandt, Appellant

Summary

The court held that the prior criminal-contempt conviction did not bar Brandt’s subsequent forgery prosecution because the offenses required proof of different elements. It also held that the evidence sufficiently supported submitting forgery to the jury and that the jury instructions and denial of a new trial were proper. The court nevertheless reversed the felony sentence because the forged letter did not involve a provable dollar amount and remanded for misdemeanor sentencing.