People v. Costello

Defendant was charged in four counts with violations of Penal Code section 476a (issuing cheeks without sufficient funds).

Counts one and two charged defendant with issuing checks of $150 and $146.16 respectively. In counts three and four, dealing with checks of $27.50 and $15 respectively, it was also alleged that before the commission of the offense set forth in the count, defendant was convicted of issuing checks without sufficient funds in March 1945. The information also alleged a prior felony conviction, to wit, grand theft in 1951. Defendant pleaded not guilty and denied the prior…