State v. Buchanan

DILLON, Judge.

*784 William Jesse Buchanan ("Defendant") appeals from his convictions on two counts of obtaining property by false pretenses.

I. Background

In 2015, Defendant filed a criminal complaint with the sheriff's office against his girlfriend for check fraud, alleging that his girlfriend had fraudulently signed and cashed three checks drawn on his account without his knowledge or permission. The checks were in the amounts of $600, $200 and $100.

*368 After filing the charges, Defendant went to his bank and completed a "Check Fraud/Forgery Affidavit," listing all three disputed checks. Following…