State v. Breitenbach

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fatzer, J.:

These are appeals by the defendant from orders overruling his motion to abate the criminal action on a worthless check under G. S. 1949, 21-556, upon a showing that he has been discharged in bankruptcy. The facts are not in dispute.

On March 21, 1961, complaint was made in the county court of Ness County charging the defendant with giving a worthless check to the Ransom Farmer’s Coop Union in the amount of $563.50, drawn upon the Farmers and Merchants State Bank of Macksville. The defendant waived preliminary hearing, and was bound over to…