State v. Coando

OPINION

Before BENCH, GREENWOOD and CROFT, 1 JJ. GREENWOOD, Judge:

Defendant Patrick Dean Coando appeals his conviction of issuing bad checks, a third degree felony, in violation of Utah Code Ann. § 76-6-505 (Supp.1989). Defendant urges reversal of his conviction, claiming that the State lacks jurisdiction. We affirm.

On October 26, 1987, defendant was charged in Roosevelt, Duchesne County, Utah, with the crime of issuing bad checks. The bad checks for which defendant was charged included a check for $165 to Safeway, checks for $29.26 and $20 to TriMart, checks for $50 and $20 to Triangle Oil,…