STATE v. TUSSING

No. 69462.

340 N.W.2d 257 (1983)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Diane TUSSING, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

November 23, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles L. Harrington, Des Moines, Appellate Defender, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller, Atty. Gen., Lona Hansen, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Monty L. Fisher, County Atty., for appellee.

Considered by REYNOLDSON, C.J., and UHLENHOPP, HARRIS, McCORMICK, and McGIVERIN, JJ.


McCORMICK, Justice.

We must decide in this appeal whether a withdrawal slip on a savings account is a financial instrument as defined in Iowa Code section 715.1 (1981). Defendant Diane Tussing contends her conviction under section 715.6 for false use of a financial instrument must be vacated because her guilty plea lacked a factual basis. Her contention depends on whether a savings account withdrawal slip is a financial instrument. Because we hold that it is, we affirm...

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