State v. Ison

OPINION

GREENWOOD, Judge:

¶ 1 Defendant Lew Ison appeals from a conviction of two counts of communications fraud, a third degree felony, in violation of Utah Code Annotated section 76-10-1801 (2003). 1 Defendant argues that his conviction should be reversed because he had ineffective assistance of counsel at trial and because the evidence presented at trial was insufficient to support his conviction. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

BACKGROUND

¶ 2 In 1994, Aristocrat Travel (Aristocrat), a travel agency located in Bountiful, Utah, entered into an agreement with Norwegian Cruise Lines (NCL)…