State v. Seiler

Defendant, Bruce John Seiler, appeals from a conviction on a charge of grand larceny by check.

On July 18, 1969, defendant opened a checking account with the Northtown Branch of the Old National Bank of Washington, in Spokane, with a $30 deposit. Between July 18, 1969 and August 12, 1969 he wrote checks totaling $3,706.21 upon this account. The state offered testimony that there had been no deposits to this account other than the original $30. Defendant testified, however, that: After opening the account he left the bank 'and later that evening engaged in all-night poker game in Kellogg,…