State v. Truesdale

CONNOR, Judge:

Richmond Truesdale, Jr., was convicted in magistrate’s court of uttering a fraudulent check in violation of S.C.Code Ann. § 34-11-60 (1987 & Supp.2000). He appealed and the circuit court ordered the matter remanded for trial, finding there was no evidence Truesdale entered a valid guilty plea. The State appeals. 1 We affirm.

FACTS

On October 18, 1995, Truesdale was arrested for allegedly writing a fraudulent check in the amount of $168.00 to the South Carolina Department of Revenue and Taxation. Trues-dale was scheduled to appear for trial before magistrate Bonnie Koontz-Stickels…