Conway Ellis Clarke v. United States

FAHY, Circuit Judge.

We allowed appeals from judgments of the Municipal Court of Appeals affirming the convictions of appellant, on a trial by jury in the Municipal Court, on two informations charging violations of § 22-1410, D.C.Code (1951), the so-called “worthless” check statute. The facts are sufficiently set forth in the opinion of the Municipal Court of Appeals, Clarke v. United States, 140 A.2d 181 (D.C.Mun. App.1958).

In resolving a question of first impression in this jurisdiction the Municipal Court of Appeals discussed the conflicting authorities and concluded that the sounder…