People v. Felgar

Opinion by

Judge NIETO.

Defendant, Carroll Felgar, appeals the judgment of conviction entered upon jury verdicts finding him guilty of two counts of fraud by check and one count of acting as a small-volume dealer of livestock without a license. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

Defendant was in the business of buying and selling horses. He would pay for his purchases with a check drawn on his personal account. In July 1999, he wrote two cheeks to a consignment firm in payment for a horse and equipment. The cheeks, although presented twice for payment, did not clear the bank because of…