State v. Stewart

The defendant, John Reed Stewart d/b/a J.R.S. Interiors, appeals his conviction, following a jury trial in Superior Court (Nadeau, J.), on a felony count of issuing a bad check. See RSA 638:4, I, IV(a)(l) (1996). We reverse and remand.

The jury could have found the following facts. In October 2001, the defendant hired Auger Building Company to complete an extensive renovation of his house, for a total cost of around one million dollars. The contract called for certain payments to be made as certain portions of the job were finished. In November 2002, the defendant executed and delivered to Ben…