Batts v. State

OPINION

ADELE HEDGES, Chief Justice.

Appellant, Fredrick Jordan Batts, was charged with the first degree felony of engaging in organized criminal activity with an underlying offense of making a false statement to obtain credit. 1 Appellant, along with seven other co-defendants, was accused of participating in a mortgage fraud scheme that illegally appropriated approximately $2,234,485.00 from WMC Mortgage Company (“WMC”), a lending institution. After a jury trial, appellant was found guilty, and he was sentenced to 25 years in prison. On appeal, he raises four issues, contending that: (1) the…