Marchman v. State

Deen, Presiding Judge.

Mrs. R. H. Marchman appeals, following a bench trial, from her conviction on eight counts of criminal issuance of bad checks, contending that the checks in question were given for payment of goods and/or services on an open credit account and not for any present consideration. She received a two-year probated sentence on each count and was ordered to “pay restitution of $96,088.80 and court costs of $416 within 30 days.” Held:

The eight checks in question totalled $96,088.80 and were issued on a Marchman Oil and Chemical Co. account and signed by Mrs. Marchman. Hubert…