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La. Rev. Stat. § 14:71 (2026)

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§71. Issuing worthless checks

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 128 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1957–2025 · leading case: State v. Lindsey, 491 So. 2d 371 (La. 1986).
State v. Lindsey, 491 So. 2d 371 (La. 1986). · cites it 9× “R.S. 14:71. Defendant filed a motion to quash on the basis that, among other things, La.”
State v. Duffy, 245 So. 3d 340 (La. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 8× “R.S. 14:71. After a jury trial, the defendant was found guilty as charged.”
State v. Dean, 748 So. 2d 57 (La. Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 6× “R.S. 14:71. Defendant was sentenced to two (2) years at hard labor, suspended, with five (5) years supervised probation.”
State v. Davis, 134 So. 3d 1257 (La. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 7× “R.S. 14:71. He was sentenced to six years at hard labor with all but one year suspended.”
Jones v. Soileau, 448 So. 2d 1268 (La. 1984). · cites it 2× “Rozas, filed a bill of information charging Jones with four counts of issuing worthless checks in violation of R.S. 14:71. Soileau's memory began to fail him when asked about his visits to first the city judge, then the district attorney, then his assistants.”
State v. Campbell, 128 So. 3d 1137 (La. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 5× “R.S. 14:71. For the following reasons, we affirm defendant’s conviction, vacate defendant’s sentence, and remand the matter for re-sentencing.”
State v. Jones, 400 So. 2d 658 (La. 1981). · cites it 5× “[*] Elsie Mae Jones was charged by bill of information with four counts of issuing worthless checks, a violation of R.S. 14:71. A judge trial resulted in convictions on three of the four counts.”
State v. Dillon, 72 So. 3d 473 (La. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 2× “R.S. 14:71 B. Currently, the offense is a misdemeanor.”
State v. Scott, 461 So. 2d 557 (La. Ct. App. 1984). · cites it 15× “R.S. 14:71. Previously, on January 27, 1983, the defendant had pleaded guilty to five counts of *558 issuing worthless checks.”
State v. Joles, 492 So. 2d 490 (La. 1986). · cites it 4× “R.S. 14:71 by issuing eleven worthless checks in the aggregate amount of $627.”
State v. Baker, 359 So. 2d 110 (La. 1978). · cites it 4× “1 Defendant urges that the trial judge wrongly refused to grant his motion to quash based on the allegation that the section of R.S. 14:71 under which he was prosecuted was unconstitutionally vague.”
In Re Fuselier, 837 So. 2d 1257 (La. 2003). · cites it 3× “R.S. 14:71, and persons were actually arrested as a result.”
— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:71(2) — 1 case
State v. Price, 452 So. 2d 1179 (La. 1984).
— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:71(A) — 6 cases
State v. Duffy, 245 So. 3d 340 (La. Ct. App. 2018). “R.S. 14:71. After a jury trial, the defendant was found guilty as charged.”
State v. Davis, 134 So. 3d 1257 (La. Ct. App. 2014). “R.S. 14:71. He was sentenced to six years at hard labor with all but one year suspended.”
In re Martin, 883 So. 2d 392 (La. 2004).
State v. Worthy, 203 So. 3d 372 (La. Ct. App. 2016).
State v. Cambre, 537 So. 2d 823 (La. Ct. App. 1989).
— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:71(A)(1) — 2 cases
State v. Duffy, 245 So. 3d 340 (La. Ct. App. 2018). “R.S. 14:71. After a jury trial, the defendant was found guilty as charged.”
State v. Albano, 752 So. 2d 152 (La. 2000).
— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:71(A)(1)(a) — 1 case
State v. Albano, 752 So. 2d 152 (La. 2000).
— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:71(A)(2) — 10 cases
State v. Lindsey, 491 So. 2d 371 (La. 1986). “R.S. 14:71. Defendant filed a motion to quash on the basis that, among other things, La.”
State v. Duffy, 245 So. 3d 340 (La. Ct. App. 2018). “R.S. 14:71. After a jury trial, the defendant was found guilty as charged.”
State v. Mosby, 956 So. 2d 843 (La. Ct. App. 2007).
State v. Caruso, 733 So. 2d 1169 (La. 1999).
State v. Redfearn, 504 So. 2d 1005 (La. Ct. App. 1987).
— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:71(A)(l)(a) — 1 case
Wilcox v. Dep't of Police, 198 So. 3d 250 (La. Ct. App. 2016).
— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:71(A)(l)(b) — 1 case
State v. Deluzain, 38 So. 3d 1054 (La. Ct. App. 2010).
— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:71(A)(l)(f) — 1 case
State v. Collins, 81 So. 3d 135 (La. Ct. App. 2011).
— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:71(B) — 1 case
State v. Winston, 723 So. 2d 506 (La. Ct. App. 1998).
— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:71(C) — 6 cases
State v. Washington, 50 So. 3d 274 (La. Ct. App. 2010).
State v. Washington, 50 So. 3d 274 (La. Ct. App. 2010).
State v. Campbell, 210 So. 3d 508 (La. Ct. App. 2016).
Westley v. Kent (M.D. La. 2022).
— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:71(D) — 7 cases
State v. Washington, 50 So. 3d 274 (La. Ct. App. 2010).
State v. Washington, 50 So. 3d 274 (La. Ct. App. 2010).
State v. Miller, 441 So. 2d 830 (La. Ct. App. 1983).
State v. Foster, 59 So. 3d 500 (La. Ct. App. 2011).
— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:71(E) — 1 case
Westley v. Kent (M.D. La. 2022).
— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:71(F) — 2 cases
State v. Granger, 11 So. 3d 1215 (La. Ct. App. 2009).
State v. Miller, 463 So. 2d 96 (La. Ct. App. 1985).
— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:71(G) — 7 cases
State v. Dean, 748 So. 2d 57 (La. Ct. App. 1999). “R.S. 14:71. Defendant was sentenced to two (2) years at hard labor, suspended, with five (5) years supervised probation.”
State v. Duffy, 245 So. 3d 340 (La. Ct. App. 2018). “R.S. 14:71. After a jury trial, the defendant was found guilty as charged.”
State v. Campbell, 128 So. 3d 1137 (La. Ct. App. 2013). “R.S. 14:71. For the following reasons, we affirm defendant’s conviction, vacate defendant’s sentence, and remand the matter for re-sentencing.”
State v. Campbell, 210 So. 3d 508 (La. Ct. App. 2016).
State v. Hamed, 147 So. 3d 1191 (La. Ct. App. 2014).
— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:71(c) — 1 case
State v. Slattery, 116 So. 3d 804 (La. Ct. App. 2013).
— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:71(e) — 1 case
State v. Slattery, 116 So. 3d 804 (La. Ct. App. 2013).
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