State ex rel. Hyder v. Superior Court

OPINION

CONTRERAS, Judge.

Respondent Real Party in Interest, Mickey Clifton (hereafter referred to as defendant) was charged in Maricopa County Superior Court No. CR-104871 with two counts of theft by false pretenses and one count of attempted theft by false pretenses in violation of A.R.S. §§ 13-661, -663, -671(A) and -1647.1 He was tried to a jury and on July 25, 1979, was found guilty on Count I, theft by false pretenses. At the close of the state’s case and again at the close of defendant’s case, defendant made a motion for judgment of acquittal as to all counts pursuant to Rule 20(a),…