People v. Richards

Opinion by

Judge CASEBOLT.

Defendant, Leo Richards, appeals the judgment of conviction entered upon a jury verdict finding him guilty of giving false information to a pawnbroker. Defendant also appeals the resulting sentence. We affirm the judgment of conviction, vacate the sentence, and remand for resentencing.

Defendant sold forty compact discs to a pawnbroker, falsely telling the pawnbroker that he had purchased them two and one-half years previously.

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Defendant first argues that the prosecution failed to present sufficient proof with respect to each element set forth in the jury instruction…