People v. Kanan

Opinion by

MR. JUSTICE ERICKSON.

The defendant, John E. Kanan, was convicted of passing short checks, a felony under 1967 Perm. Supp., C.R.S. 1963, 40-14-20. He contends that his conviction should be reversed because the trial court did not properly instruct the jury. We agree and, therefore, reverse and remand for a new trial.

Kanan wrote three separate checks totaling seventy-five dollars to the ABC Liquor Store during the course of one week in February 1972. The manager of the store deposited the checks, which were returned with the notation that Kanan’s account was closed for insufficient…