State v. Ben-Neth

The defendant, Richard Ben-Neth, appeals his conviction by a jury of six counts of unlawful issuance of checks, RCW 9A.56.060. He challenges the admissibility of computer-generated records, denial of his motion to sever charges and the sufficiency of the evidence to convict. We hold that the trial court ruled properly on each of these issues and affirm.

On March 18, 1981 Ben-Neth opened a checking account with Pacific Bank (the bank), depositing $150. On March 25 the bank informed Ben-Neth that his account was overdrawn, and he deposited enough to cover the overdrafts. Over the next month,…