People v. Schneider

Under the provisions of section 476a of the Penal Code, defendant was charged with the commission of the criminal offense of “issuing check without sufficient funds”. From a judgment of conviction and from an order by which his motion for a new trial was denied, defendant has appealed to this court.

On the trial of the action defendant admitted the issuance by him of the check in question; also the fact that in the bank on which the check was drawn he had no funds. In substance, his defense consisted in the claim that the check was issued by reason of an excusable mistake on his part; and in…