Opinion ID: 2627867
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Heading: Woodfall Charged With Identity Theft In The Second Degree

Text: On March 6, 2006, the State of Hawai`i (the prosecution) filed a complaint alleging that Woodfall committed the following offenses: (1) identity theft in the second degree, (2) forgery in the second degree, and (3) attempted theft in the second degree. The parties did not dispute the facts that led to this complaint. On February 27, 2006, Woodfall attempted to cash a check from maker Design Build, Incorporated, payable to Christopher B. Baileya fictitious personat the First Hawaiian Bank located at 438 Hobron Lane, in Honolulu, Hawai`i. Woodfall identified himself to a bank teller as Christopher B. Bailey, presented an Idaho driver's license in the name of Christopher B. Bailey, and endorsed the check. When the teller discovered that the account of the maker had insufficient funds to cash the check, she subsequently contacted the maker's bank branch. The teller was instructed to detain Woodfall and notify the police. Upon investigation, the police discovered that the maker did not issue Christopher B. Bailey a check and that Christopher B. Bailey was a fictitious person.