Ridenhour v. State

Steele Hays, Justice.

Leonard Ridenhour, appellant, was charged with violation of our “hot check” law, Ark. Stat. Ann. § 67-720 (Supp. 1981 )1 and raises issues on appeal that require our interpretation of that statute.

On three separate occasions in February and March of 1982, Ridenhour purchased cattle from the Montgomery County Auction, Inc. He took possession of the cattle and charged the purchases to his account. On three subsequent dates in February and March, he wrote checks for each of the previous purchases. All three checks were returned for insufficient funds. On March 23, 1982,…