State v. Archambeau

Gilbert E. Archambeau pled no contest to issuing a worthless check. The trial court accepted the complaint and the preliminary examination testimony as the factual bases for accepting the plea. NoWj Archambeau complains that the factual underpinning was unsatisfactory because the complaint and preliminary testimony show that the check was for past consideration, not present consideration. Although Archambeau is correct that a worthless check charge may not be brought for past consideration, his check was for present consideration. We affirm both the judgment of conviction and the order…