State v. Squires

POHLMAN, Judge:

¶1 Lamont Boyd Squires, on behalf of his employer, convinced his uncle (Uncle) to pledge real property as collateral for a loan to be used as part of a larger financial transaction. After the transaction failed and Uncle's collateral was lost, Squires was charged with and convicted of communications fraud and a pattern of unlawful activity. Squires appeals, contending that his trial counsel was constitutionally ineffective for not objecting to jury instructions for communications fraud and for not making a hearsay objection. He also contends that there was insufficient evidence…