People v. Cundiff

This is a criminal prosecution arising from two counts of deceptive practice. The defendant, John Cundiff, delivered two checks that were not honored due to insufficient funds. Defendant was found guilty by a jury and was sentenced by the Circuit Court of Tazewell County to one year in Vandalia on Count I and given three years probation on Count H. Defendant has appealed contending basically that he could not be guilty of deceptive practice on the facts adduced on the trial of the cases.

The defendant owned a grain storage business in Deer Creek, Tazewell County, Illinois. The business…