State v. Morrow

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Wertz, J.:

The defendant was charged, tried, and convicted of a violation of G. S. 1949, 21-554, and he appeals.

The statute is known as the worthless check statute. It makes it a crime for a person to issue to another a check on a bank for the payment of money, knowing at the time of making and uttering that he has no funds on deposit with which to pay the check upon presentation. (Defendant’s check was in the amount of $95.63.)

After the jury returned its verdict of guilty, defendant filed a motion for a new trial consisting of two grounds, (1) the…