State v. Cornelius

McGIVERIN, Justice.

Defendant Marvin Glen Cornelius appeals from his conviction of first-degree theft by deception in violation of sections 714.1(3) and .2(1), The Code 1979. He asserts the following: (1) that his motion for change of venue based on alleged prejudicial pretrial publicity should have been sustained; (2) error when the prosecutor inquired at trial into a matter that had been prohibited by a ruling sustaining defendant’s motion in li-mine; and (3) that the evidence did not support essential elements of the charge. We affirm.

Defendant was charged with theft by deception in the…