CASANUEVA, Judge.
After being found guilty by a jury of racketeering in the operation of a pawn shop, John Wayne Tatum challenges his conviction, claiming that the court improperly instructed the jury on his criminal intent. Mr. Tatum raises four issues; we reverse because we find merit in the first, that his due process rights were violated because the trial court gave a special jury instruction on a presumption of guilt in dealing in stolen property, based on section...
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