People v. Patton

Opinion by JUDGE TAUBMAN

¶ 1 Defendant, James Edward Patton, appeals the judgment of conviction entered on a jury verdict finding him guilty of one count of the unauthorized use of a financial instrument. He also appeals his sentence on the theft conviction and the imposition of consecutive sentences for the theft and unauthorized use convictions. We affirm the conviction and vacate and remand the theft count for resentencing. We also vacate the imposition of consecutive sentences.

I. Background

¶ 2 On December 21 and 22, 2009, Patton purchased over $8000 worth of consumer electronics from…