State v. Imbornone

LEMMON, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction for issuing a $2,499.12 worthless check in violation of La.R.S. 14:71A(1).1 The principal *1237issue is whether the evidence sufficiently established that defendant acted with a specific intent to defraud.2

Defendant issued a $2,499.12 check dated February 28, 1981 to the sales manager of an auto dealership in order to retrieve his car which had been repaired. Defendant did not contest the fact that he knew, at the time of issuance, that his account contained insufficient funds to cover the check. He also admitted that he stopped payment on the…