Parrott v. People

Plaintiff in error, defendant below, was by a jury found guilty of the offense of obtaining property by means of drawing and delivering a check on a bank in which he had no account, as defined in the laws adopted by the Forty-first General Assembly (1957 Session Laws), Chapter 126, section 1.

Defendant was represented at his trial by court appointed counsel. After the jury had returned its verdict of guilty, defendant’s counsel filed a motion for a new trial and defendant directed a letter to the trial judge setting forth his reasons for wanting a new trial. The trial court considered this…