State v. Bartholomew

STEWART, Justice:

The defendant was convicted by a jury of two counts of issuing a bad check, one count a second degree felony and the other a third degree felony. On this appeal, the defendant contends (1) that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel at trial and (2) that the State failed to establish a prima facie case against him. We affirm.

On the 17th and 18th of May 1983, the defendant placed two orders with Cannon Securities in Salt Lake City for the purchase of a total of 13,000 shares of Cisco Petroleum stock. The broker informed the defendant that he had seven days to pay…