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STATE v. COATS

Docket No. 46488.

444 P.3d 895 (2019)

STATE of Idaho, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Shawn Jerri COATS, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Idaho, Boise, February 2019 Term.

Opinion Filed: July 10, 2019.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric D. Fredericksen , State Appellate Public Defender, Boise, for appellant. Jenevieve C. Swinford argued.

Lawrence G. Wasden , Idaho Attorney General, Boise, for respondent. Kenneth K. Jorgensen argued.

The malicious ingenuity of thieves is boundless. While the Legislature regularly passes new criminal laws in an effort to keep up with new scams in the electronic age, the question presented in this case is whether the State's good, old-fashioned charge of "theft" fits the thief's conduct. Shawn Coats, the defendant, was charged...

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