P. v. Wise
In late January 2013, a 76-count felony indictment was filed against David Thomas Wise (Wise) and his wife and codefendant, Christina Wise.[1] The indictment charged Wise with the commission of the following 68 felonies against more than 20 victims: one count of conspiracy to commit grand theft (count 1: Pen. Code,[2] § 182, subd. (a)(1)); 18 counts of presenting false information in an insurance claim (counts 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20-22, 24-25, 27, 29, 31 & 69: § 550, subd. (b)(1)); 25 counts of grand theft of personal property (counts 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 23, 26, 28, 30, 32, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49 & 51-53: § 487, subd. (a)); eight counts of issuing checks with nonsufficient funds (counts 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46 & 50: § 476a, subd. (a)); one count of using false statements in the sale of a security (count 48: Corp. Code, § 25401); three counts of failure to file a tax return (counts 54, 56 & 58: Unemp. Ins. Code, § 2117.5); three counts of
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