State v. Houn

PAULSON, Justice.

Larry J. Houn appeals from a judgment of conviction entered against him by the Morton County Court of Increased Jurisdiction on June 9, 1980. Houn was convicted under § 6 08 -16 of the North Dakota Century Code, which prescribes a class B misdemeanor penalty for the issuance of nonsuf-ficient fund (NSF) checks. We reverse the conviction.

Houn is the president of a construction company, L. J. Houn Corporation, which is located in Mandan. On February 8, 1980, Houn issued checks to Wetch Plumbing and Heating and to Northwestern Sales, Inc. [hereinafter “Wetch” or “Northwestern”],…