Lewis v. State

A jury found the Defendant guilty of an organized scheme to defraud, eight counts of second-degree communications fraud, and 28 counts of third-degree communications fraud. The trial court sentenced him to two years in prison plus probation and ordered restitution to each of the victims. We affirm in part and reverse in part, and write to address only whether the State presented enough evidence to sustain the communications fraud counts where the victims did not testify.

These convictions resulted from a vending machine business owned by the Defendant. He advertised 20 vending routes already…