Francois v. State

Appellant, Paul Francois, appeals his convictions for two counts of grand theft and one count of organized scheme to defraud. Appellant raises arguments with respect to the trial court’s denial of his motions for judgment of acquittal, for a special jury instruction, and for a mistrial. We find no error and affirm these issues without further discussion.

Appellant also argues that the grand theft convictions violate double jeopardy because grand theft is a lesser-included offense of organized scheme to defraud. We agree, and we therefore reverse and remand for the trial court to vacate…