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two big drug houses.” Mr. Gray also told Major Mac Welch that he worked for a Mr. Pullen in Fairfax and had built a concrete patio and painted two bedrooms for him, and that Mr. Pullen had given him the checks in payment for the work.
Major MacWelch found the defendant by matching his name to the social security number which he had written on the backs of the checks. He also obtained a photo of Mr. Gray, and that photo was picked out of a photo line-up by Ben Venue Market cashier Michelle Langley as the man she had cashed the two checks for. After contacting Mr. Pullen, said Major MacWelch, he became aware that the documents were forged and he. Obtained arrest warrants for Mr. Gray. tt**
Following testimony giveit by the Commonwealth’s witnesses, Mr. Gray’s attorney, Laura Cook, made a motion to strike the Commonwealth’s evidence. She argued that there was no testimony about a forgery and that no handwriting analysis was given as evidence.
Commonwealth’s Attorney Peter Luke pointed out that expert testimony is not a prerequisite in a forgery case, and that both the peo- 5 pie who could sign on the checking account (Russell E. Pullen and Bertha L. Moore) said they did not sign those two checks. “There is 1 clear evidence that die checks woe forged," he said. He added that there was no question that the defendant 3 had uttered (presented) the checks.
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