STATE v. JONES

No. 17476.

657 P.2d 1263 (1982)

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. James Murrell JONES, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Utah.

November 10, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward K. Brass, Salt Lake City, for defendant and appellant.

David L. Wilkinson, Atty. Gen., Salt Lake City, for plaintiff and respondent.


OAKS, Justice:

Defendant, a lawyer, was convicted by a jury on two counts of theft by deception in connection with his work as an employee of Global Marketing Services, Inc. (Global), a business that held itself out as a developer and marketer of inventions. He contends on appeal (1) that the evidence was insufficient, and (2) that the jury should have been instructed that reliance by the victim is a necessary element of the crime.

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