Perry v. State

OPINION

CORNISH, Presiding Judge:

Hiawatha Perry was convicted in the District Court, Pontotoc County, of the crime of Renting a Motor Vehicle by Means of a False and Bogus Check. His punishment was assessed at one (1) year imprisonment and a fine of Three Hundred ($300.00) Dollars. We affirm.

On the night of August 3,1977, the appellant hired a taxi to take him from Tulsa to Ada. Upon arrival, appellant wrote a $90.00 check which was accepted by the cab driver as his pay. On the morning of August 4, 1977, the driver attempted to cash the check at several stores; later at the bank on which the…