State v. Latendresse

MESCHKE, Justice.

Orville J. Latendresse appealed his criminal conviction for issuing a check without sufficient funds in the bank. We affirm.

Latendresse wrote a $20 check to a bar on May 20, 1989. The bank returned the check unpaid and marked “N.S.F.,” indicating non-sufficient funds. On June 28, the bar owner signed a criminal complaint against Latendresse charging violation of NDCC 6-08-16 as it read before a minor amendment effective July 10, 1989. In July, Latendresse paid the check. At a February 1990 trial without a jury, Laten-dresse was found guilty. The trial court deferred…