State v. Meyer

—Robert F. Meyer was convicted for theft in the second degree for having obtained property by writing a number of checks without sufficient funds to cover them. The principal issue is whether the State could properly aggregate the checks—none of which exceeded $250 in value—to obtain a conviction for second-degree theft under RCW 9A.56.040, which requires theft of property or services in excess of $250. A related issue is whether the State should have relied upon the general theft statute at all, rather than the more specific statute prohibiting issuance of bad checks, RCW 9A.56.060. A third…