WPC 3# UL %1 0(74_sU: 0J 0TZw@b B 0D 0^ 0ha 0r AO 0DP 0| U@ 0 0 1u, 0d 0@ D3E D/x B U* B) DC AMZ  v~cvHP LaserJet 4SiHPPCL5MS,,,,,,0nL.@F Z4GeoSlab703 Lt BT LightX($@1dp3|x, @"Arial Regular2 0Indent123  2" 0Indent20 23    He  E  E ! " D# Ӏ$  d(3$ !  2, 0Indent30 0 23  26 0Indent40 0 0 23  ԃLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 52@ 0Indent50 0 0 0 23  $(C<< C($$   1  2J 0Indent60 0 0 0 0 23  ԁLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5 `(ZapfCalligr BTTT2T 0Indent70 0 0 0 0 0 23  2^ 0Indent80 0 0 0 0 0 0 23    ?AGMSYaioIndent0I.A.1.a.(1)(a)i)a)P 8Mac DefaultMac Default ` X("$    'dxd**' dxdP Pd<  9p`(Arial% Line 7 d----7Border 1dd$.C << G  !  "    , eee FILED,X ,OCTOBER17,1996 ,X CecilCrowson,Jr.   , eee AppellateCourtClerk   XPtPtHHHV,(hh hd'0F Styl{WP}01  HH  2$HH  Geneva  <Px443!#4$*$$*$ KK  Geneva  Geneva .,6 Geneva   BA Op Geneva  BA Op Geneva ! .        \RA'\,ԛٜL/0.;+'h| `Lߛ@ INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE@ 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 m 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  Defendantcontendsthatthetrialcourterredindenyinghismotionforjudgmentofacquittalbecausethecheckhepassedwaspostdated,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.PEAY,JR.JUDGE__________________________________DAVIDH.WELLESJUDGE  7 # XXd XXd7@ INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE@ ATJACKSON@ JULY1996SESSIONSTATEOFTENNESSEE,  ) C.C.A.No.02C019603CC00080     )  Appellee,  ) No.93419BELOW     ) VS.     ) MADISONCOUNTY      ) GARYRUSSELL,   )Violationofworthlesschecklaw     )   Appellant.  ) REVERSED @  JUDGMENT  Cametheappellant,GaryRussell,bycounsel,andalsocametheAttorneyGeneralonbehalfoftheState,andthiscasewasheardontherecordonappealfromtheCircuitCourtofMadisonCounty;anduponconsiderationthereof,thisCourtisoftheopinionthatthereisreversibleerrorastoappellantsconvictionforviolationoftheworthlesschecklaw. InaccordancewiththeOpinionfiledherein,itistherefore,orderedandadjudgedbythisCourtthatthedefendantsconvictionforviolationoftheworthlesschecklawisreversedanddismissed. CostsoftheappealwillbepaidintothisCourtbytheState,forwhichletexecutionissue.      PerCuriam      Clark,Peay,Welles