State v. Willms

STRUTZ, Judge.

The defendant was charged with the offense of obtaining property under false pretenses. The information charges that the defendant obtained certain property, a watch and some cash, by aid of a token in writing, such token being a check dated April 3, 1962, drawn on the American National Bank of Valley City. At the time of giving such check and obtaining such property, the defendant had no account in the bank on which the check was drawn.

The defendant was arrested the same day on which he issued this check. The record discloses that, on the day following his arrest, the defendant…