State v. Mays

STRUCKMEYER, Justice.

Appellant Lamon Mays was tried and convicted by a jury on two counts of drawing checks on no account with intent to defraud in violation of A.R.S. § 13-316.

Mays opened a commercial checking account in the name of the Mays’ Cafe with the Bank of Phoenix in July of 1961. Less than a month later the bank closed the account because of numerous overdrafts. Approximately 13 months later Mays cashed two checks drawn against the account: one, on September 6, 1962, cashed with Jack Penrose, a drug store manager, and a second on September 21st cashed with Genevieve Watson, a shoe…