State v. Steele

A jury found Jerry Steele guilty of issuing a check with insufficient funds. I.C. § 18-3106. The district court committed him to the custody of the Board of Correction under a unified sentence of three years with a one-year minimum period of confinement. Steele appeals, arguing that there was insufficient evidence to support the jury’s verdict. He also contends that his sentence is excessive. We affirm the judgment and sentence.

The facts in this case are simple. Steele wrote a check for $100 to Smith’s Food King in Boise. He knew when making the check that his account did not have funds…