Knapp v. State

Darrell Hickman, Justice.

Jerome F. Knapp was convicted in Garland County Circuit Court of six counts of passing bad checks totaling over $4,000. He was sentenced to six years imprisonment. There were two “hot check” statutes in existence when Knapp was charged. The first was a 1943 statute concerning checks drawn only on out of state banks. Ark. Stat. Ann. § 67-717 (Repl. 1980). The second was a 1959 statute pertaining to either in state or out of state banks. Ark. Stat. Ann. § 67-720 (Supp. 1983). Knapp was convicted under the 1943 out of state “hot check” law, § 67-717. Knapp’s checks were…