State v. Jernigan

OPINION

WHITTEN, Judge. *

¶ 1 Michael Jernigan appeals from his convictions and sentences on two counts of theft of a credit card and one count of shoplifting. He was convicted of those crimes after a trial in absentia ended on August 16, 2005. Jer-nigan was subsequently apprehended on a bench warrant and sentenced. On appeal, Jernigan argues that the trial court erred in denying his motion for judgment of acquittal made pursuant to Arizona Rule of Criminal Procedure 20. For the following reasons, we reject Jernigan’s argument and therefore affirm.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND 1

¶ 2 Jernigan walked into a…