People v. Chappelle

Defendant was convicted, after a bench trial, on multiple charges of larceny by false pretenses, MCL 750.218; MSA 28.415. Defendant was sentenced to serve concurrent sentences of from five to ten years in prison on each charge and now appeals by right.

The first issue defendant raises on appeal is whether the prosecutor may properly charge defendant with both larceny by false pretenses and issuance of checks without sufficient funds where the evidence presented at trial showed that the five bad checks totaled more than $2,000 and indicated that defendant had an elaborate plan to defraud the…