Forgery Lawyer Fort Worth, Arlington, Tarrant County

If you or a loved one has been arrested, charged or are under investigation for Forgery charges in Tarrant County, a fundamental key to an effective defense of the charges is to hire an experienced criminal lawyer to represent you. Our goal in every Forgery case is to fully investigate every aspect of the case, develop an effective and aggressive defense strategy, and achieve the best possible outcome for your case.

Elements of the Offense of Forgery - What the Government Must Prove
The offense of Forgery is committed when a person forges a writing with the intent to defraud or harm another. There are three distinct ways in which the offense of Forgery may be committed:

1. A person commits the offense of Forgery when he or she makes, alters, completes, executes, or authenticates any writing so that it purports to be one of the following: 1) The act of another who did not authorize the act; 2) A writing executed at a time or place or in a numbered sequence other than was in fact the case; or 3) A copy of an original when no such original existed.

2. A person commits the offense of Forgery when he or she issues, transfers, registers the transfer of, passes, publishes, or otherwise utters a writing that is forged.

3. A person commits the offense of Forgery by possessing a forged writing with the intent to utter it.