State v. Curtis

VANDE WALLE, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1] Edward Curtis appealed from a judgment of conviction entered upon a jury verdict finding him guilty of theft of property. We affirm, concluding: (1) Curtis’s constitutional right to compel attendance of witnesses was not violated; (2) Curtis’s prosecution was not precluded by the civil dispute doctrine; and (3) the evidence was sufficient to support the conviction.

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[¶ 2] On October 14, 2005, Curtis opened an account at Northland Educators Federal Credit Union, depositing a $55,540 check drawn on a Canadian bank. After converting the funds under the prevailing…