People v. Lundblade

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SEIDENFELD

delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Thomas Lundblade, was convicted in a jury trial of the offense of deceptive practices (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 38, par. 17 — 1), and sentenced to three years imprisonment. 1 . He appeals, contending that he was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Alternatively, he claims that improper argument of the prosecutor deprived him of a fair trial.

Defendant issued a check for $276.81 to a Goldblatt’s store on January 18, 1979. The check was drawn on the account of “Thom’s Auto Reconditioning” at the United…