CLEMENTS, Judge.
Steven Lawrence Sykes was convicted in a bench trial of five felony counts of issuing bad checks, third or subsequent offense of larceny, in violation of Code §§ 18.2-181 and 18.2-104. On appeal, Sykes contends the trial court erred in applying Code § 18.2-183's evidentiary presumption of fraudulent intent to him because the checks he wrote in this case were drawn on closed, rather than nonexistent, bank accounts. Finding no error,...
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