State v. Schoelerman

ALLBEE, Justice.

Defendant appeals from the judgment entered on his plea of guilty to the crime of false use of a financial instrument (FUFI), a violation of section 715.6, The Code 1979.

It is undisputed that on September 1, 1980, in exchange for merchandise and ten dollars in cash, defendant wrote two checks totaling $30.52, drawing on a bank where he had no account. Both checks were non-personal counter checks furnished to defendant by the merchant to whom the checks were made payable. Defendant signed his own name to both checks. At his plea hearing, defendant admitted these facts, plus the…