State v. Jones

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.

Our theft by deception statute states: “A person commits theft if he obtains or exercises control over property of another by deception and with a purpose to deprive…