State v. Ryan

WOLLMAN, Justice.

Defendant appeals from his conviction on two counts of obtaining money and property under false pretenses, SDCL 22-41-4, following a court trial. On June 1, 1970, defendant opened a checking account in the Chamberlain, South Dakota, branch of the Northwestern National Bank (bank). The account was closed on December 28, 1970. Although the record is not clear by whom and for what reason the account was closed, there is evidence in the record that some insufficient fund checks had been returned prior to the time the account was closed.

Sometime after December 28, 1970, the…