Magistrate Attempted to Cover Up Mistake

Luther was transported to jail with this document:

§61-4-5. Forging or uttering other writing; penalty; 

creation of unauthorized demand draft.


(a) If any person forge any writing, other than such as is 

mentioned in the first and third sections of this article, to the

 prejudice of another's right, or utter or attempt to employ as 

true such forged writing, knowing it to be forged, he shall be

 guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be confined in 

the penitentiary not less than one nor more than ten years,

 or, in the discretion of the court, be confined in jail not more

 than one year and be fined not exceeding five hundred 

dollars.