State v. Hays

McHUGH, Justice:

This case is before this Court upon the appeal of Raymond Hays from the final judgment of the Circuit Court of Mercer County. The appellee is the State of West Virginia.

The appellant was convicted of violating W.Va.Code, 61-3-39 [1977], which relates to the issuing of a worthless check in exchange for “property or [a] thing of value[,]” and sentenced to one to ten years. In another count under the same indictment, the appellant was convicted of violating W. Va. Code, 61-3-39a [1977], which relates to the issuing of a worthless check for a preexisting debt, but that count was…