State v. Crawford

The defendant was charged in the first count of a two count information with issuing a bad check in violation of General Statutes § 53a-1281 and *445in the second count with larceny in the fourth degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-125.2 Both offenses are misdemeanors,3 and arose out of the same incident, which occurred on June 5,1983, in East Windsor when the defendant issued a fraudulent check in payment of a moped at a local store. An arrest warrant was issued for the defendant on July 22, 1983. The warrant was not executed and the defendant was not arrested, however, until July 29,…