Banks v. State

OPINION

CORNISH, Judge:

George Thompson Banks, also known as Lateef Balogun, III, was convicted by a jury of Larceny by Fraud, After Former Conviction of a Felony, in the District Court, Garfield County, Case No. CRF-76-1327. Punishment was assessed at ten (10) years’ imprisonment, and the defendant appeals to this Court.

Briefly stated, the evidence showed that in September of 1975, the defendant went to a car lot in Enid, Oklahoma, and there made arrangements to purchase a 1974 Mercury Cougar automobile. After the paperwork was completed, the defendant indicated that he would have to return to…