State v. Moses

OPINION

SCHROEDER, Presiding Judge.

Appellant, Willie Joe Moses, was convicted after a jury trial of obtaining money by a confidence game in violation of former A.R.S. § 13-312, and of obtaining money by means of a scheme or artifice to defraud in violation of former A.R.S. § 13-320.01. 1 He appeals only from his conviction under the latter section and the sentence imposed on that conviction of not less than five nor more than ten years.

Appellant’s conviction under A.R.S. § 13-320.01 was based upon his participation in a scam known as the “Jamaican Switch.” The appellant approached the victim…