State v. Calhoun

SNELL, Justice.

Defendant, Carlos Calhoun, appeals his conviction following a jury trial of thirteen counts of forgery, in violation of Iowa Code section 715A.2(b) (1995). He contends the court erred in denying his motion for change of venue. We reverse and remand.

I.Background Facts and Proceedings

Defendant was charged by trial information with one count of theft and fifteen counts of forgery. He allegedly forged fifteen checks from five different accounts, in violation of Iowa Code section 715A.2(b). The account holders and the drawee banks in each of the offenses resided in Black Hawk…