State v. Boyanovsky

Margaret Boyanovsky was charged and convicted of three counts of unlawful issuance of checks. Her appeal raises two questions: (1) Must the drawer of a bad check obtain property in order to be convicted of a felony? and (2) Was the evidence sufficient to support a finding she intended to defraud? We affirm.

Mrs. Boyanovsky operated Hallmark Tours, a travel agency for senior citizens. As part of her business, she scheduled a January 1983 tour of Hawaii for a group of 15. When some members of the group could not go, she was forced to cancel the tour. The remaining group members were advised of…