Kashansky v. State

Helen Kashansky, the appellant, was convicted in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, of false pretenses by obtaining merchandise with a bad check which was not made good within 10 days. A sentence of eighteen months was imposed. On appeal, appellant attacks the admissibility of certain evidence and the correctness of the trial judge’s instructions.

On October 1, 1976, David Kashansky entered a Radio Shack Store in Gaithersburg, Maryland and attempted to purchase a stereo receiver with a check. The store manager refused to accept the check because Mr. Kashansky did not have a driver’s…