People v. Proctor

Opinion

GRIGNON, J.

Defendant and appellant Donald Lernard Proctor appeals from a judgment after a jury trial in which he was convicted of conspiracy to defraud another of property by theft (Pen. Code, § 182, subd. (a)(4)), a felony. He contends the confidence scheme for which he was convicted, the so-called “Jamaican Switch,” should have been charged under the special statute criminalizing confidence games, Penal Code section 332, a misdemeanor under the facts of this case, rather than the more general felony conspiracy statute. He also contends the trial court coerced him into abandoning his…