Clifton v. State

Southerland, C. J.:

Appellant Clifton, defendant below, was indicted in 1956 on six charges of violating the statute relating to the making and uttering of worthless checks. Each of the checks was a check of “Clifton Motor Co., Inc.”, a corporation, and was signed “John E. Clifton, Pres.”. He moved to dismiss the indictments. The motion was denied in an opinion filed in January, 1958. The cases were consolidated for trial. Trial was held in March, 1958. Two of the charges were dropped. Clifton was found guilty on the other four. He appeals.

Clifton raises here the question raised below and…