Clark v. State

James Lewis Clark (Clark), appellant, is a lifelong thief and self-confessed heroin addict. On December 12, 2007, a jury in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County convicted him of multiple counts relating to the theft and use of credit cards stolen from a single victim. On March 13, 2008, he was sentenced to forty-five years in prison. His appeal presents the following questions:

“1. Was the evidence insufficient to sustain convictions for identity fraud, identity theft, and unauthorized disclosure of a credit card number?

“2. Did the trial judge impose an improper sentence?

a. Fundamental…