WPC # VULa % 0(4U: 0J8 0T  w@ 0^ 0h| 0r 0|V 0 0X 1u 0d] U* B) DC AMW Bv~v+ D3 0@1 AOq 0D D/ BHP LaserJet 4Si/4SiMX PS 600dpiPSCRIPT0 .@F Z4GeoSlab703 Lt BT LightX(${s p3|x/ @"Arial Regular2 0Indent123  2" 0Indent20 23    He  E  E ! " E# Ӏ/ 2, 0Indent30 0 23  26 0Indent40 0 0 23  2@ 0Indent50 0 0 0 23  2J 0Indent60 0 0 0 0 23  2T 0Indent70 0 0 0 0 0 23  2^ 0Indent80 0 0 0 0 0 0 23    ?AGMSYaioIndent0I.A.1.a.(1)(a)i)a)P 8Mac DefaultMac Default ` X<  9p`(Arial% Line 7 d!!!!7Border 1dd-"C << G !       YYY FILED X October17,1996CecilCrowson,Jr. AppellateCourtClerk  dPtPtHH(FG(HH(d'@Styl{WP}01  HH  2$HH  Geneva  <Px443!#4$*$$*$ KK  Geneva  Geneva .,6 Geneva   BA Op Geneva  BA Op Geneva %%%%'dxd("$    -C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$   1  ' dxdP Pd ! .        \RA'\ ԛ@ INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEEٜL#$";+'h|I+`  `Lߛ@ ATJACKSON@ JULY1996SESSIONSTATEOFTENNESSEE,  ) C.C.A.No.02C019603CC00080     )  Appellee,  ) MADISONCOUNTY     )VS.     ) Hon.JohnF.Murchison,Judge     ) GARYRUSSELL,   )No.93419BELOW     )  Appellant.  ) (Violationofbadchecklaw) FORTHEAPPELLANT:   FORTHEAPPELLEE:DANIELTAYLOR    CHARLESW.BURSONAssistantPublicDefender   AttorneyGeneralandReporter227WestBaltimoreStreet  Jackson,TN38301    WILLIAMDAVIDBRIDGERS      AssistantAttorneyGeneral      450JamesRobertsonParkway      Nashville,TN372430493            JAMESG.(JERRY)WOODALL      DistrictAttorneyGeneral            DONALDH.ALLEN      AssistantDistrictAttorneyGeneral      PostOfficeBox2825      Jackson,TN38302      OPINIONFILED:__________________REVERSEDCORNELIAA.CLARK,SpecialJudge7 ` XXdXXd7@  OPINION  DefendantwasindictedforviolationoftheworthlesschecklawunderT.C.A.3914121.HewasconvictedbyajuryonJune8,1995,andsentencedbythecourtonJune11,1995,tofouryearsasaRangeIstandardoffender.Onappeal,hearguesthatthetrialcourterredindenyinghismotionforajudgmentofacquittal.Weagree,andreverseanddismissthiscase. Thesalientfactsareundisputed.InSeptember1992defendantagreedtopurchaseHarrisonForbes1985BMW635csiautomobilefor$6,000.00.OnSeptember22,1992,defendanttookpossessionofthecarinJackson,Tennessee,andwroteMr.Forbesacheckfor$6,000.00.ThecheckwasdatedNovember22,1992.Withoutlookingatthecheck,Mr.Forbessignedovertitleofthecartodefendant.WhenMr.Forbesattemptedtohavethecheckdepositedintohisaccount,itwasdishonoredforlackofsufficientfunds.Therewasnomoneyintheaccountatthattime. T.C.A.3914121providesinpertinentpartasfollows:8 (a) Apersoncommitsanoffensewho,withfraudulentintentorknowingly:8  (1) Issuesorpassesacheckorsimilarsightorderforthepaymentofmoneyforthepurposeofobtainingmoney,services,labor,creditoranyarticleofvalue,knowingatthetimetherearenotsufficientfundsinorondepositwiththebankorotherdraweeforthepaymentinfullofthecheckororder,aswellasallotherchecksorordersoutstandingatthetimeofissuance;8  ....8  (3) Thissubsectionshallnotapplytoapostdatedcheckortoacheckorsimilarsightorderwherethepayeeorholderknowsorhasgoodandsufficientreasontobelievethedrawerdidnothavesufficientfundsondeposittohiscreditwiththedraweetoensurepayment. X  Defendantcontendsthatthetrialcourterredingrantinghismotionforjudgmentofacquittalbecausethecheckhepassedwaspostdated,andpassingapostdatedcheckisnotaviolationoftheworthlesscheckstatute.Thestateconcedesthisiscorrect. Thestatuteunderwhichthedefendantwasconvicteddoesnotcriminalizethepassingofapostdatedcheckwhichisdishonoredbythedraweebankforinsufficientfunds.Statev.Stooksberry,872S.W.2d906,907(Tenn.1994).A postdatedcheckisnotacheckorsightdraft;itispayableonthedatewhichtheinstrumentbears.Id.T.C.A.473109(1)(b)(1992).Apostdatedcheckmaybeusedtocommitoffensesinvolvingtheft,deception,andfraud.However,thepassingofapostdatedcheckdoesnotsubjectthemakertoconvictionundertheworthlesschecklaw.Id. Theconvictionisreversedandthecaseisdismissed.      __________________________________      CORNELIAA.CLARK      SPECIALJUDGECONCUR:__________________________________JOHNH.PEAYJUDGE__________________________________DAVIDH.WELLESJUDGE̜