State v. Mercante

EDWARDS, Judge.

Defendant, Frank Mercante, was charged in a single bill of information with eighteen counts of issuing worthless checks in violation of LSA-R.S. 14:71. Defendant entered pleas of not guilty to the charges and waived his right to a jury trial. At the conclusion of the bench trial, the trial court took the matter under advisement before finding defendant guilty as charged on all the counts and imposing sentences for defendant’s eighteen convictions for issuing worthless checks. Defendant has appealed, urging and briefing six assignments of error. However, for reasons more…