People v. Spencer

The defendant was convicted of the crime of drawing and uttering a bank check with the intent thereby to defraud Watson, Pond & Riddle, a corporation.

The prosecution was had under section 476a of the Penal Code, which section reads as follows:

“Every person who willfully, with intent to defraud, makes or draws, or utters, or delivers to another person any check or draft on a bank . . . , knowing at the time of such making, drawing, uttering or delivery that he has not sufficient funds in or credit with such bank, ... to meet such check or draft in full upon its presentation, is punishable by…