State v. Bond

MARVIN, Chief Judge.

Finding the evidence legally insufficient to convict a building contractor of issuing a worthless check, we reverse the conviction and discharge the defendant. Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307, 99 S.Ct. 2781, 61 L.Ed.2d 560 (1979); LRS 15:438.

The crime of issuing worthless checks, LRS 14:71, includes two elements which relate to the issuer’s state of mind, the “intent to defraud,” and “knowing at the time of issuing that the offender has not sufficient credit with the bank ... for the payment of such check ... in full upon its presentation.”

The issuer’s failure to pay the…