People v. Glidewell

Following a bench trial, defendant was convicted on three counts of theft by deception and sentenced to 30 months of probation conditioned upon restitution, and 30 days of incarceration in the county jail. Defendant appeals, alleging ineffective assistance of counsel and insufficiency of the evidence to establish guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

On September 30, 1991, defendant closed his retail carpeting store and filed for bankruptcy. The charges against defendant are based on three sales of carpeting through the carpeting store on September 25 and 28, 1991. In each instance, the purchasers…