P. v. Ward CA2/1
A jury convicted Daniel Jaime Ward (Ward) of two counts of unauthorized use of personal identifying information of another person, in violation of Penal Code section 530.5, subdivision (a), and one count of forgery in violation of Penal Code section 470, subdivision (d). On appeal Ward challenges only the two unauthorized use of personal information convictions, contending that “attempting to cash a washed check does not constitute identity theft.” Alternatively, Ward contends that one of the two convictions must be vacated because both are part of a single transaction which, under the law, can support only one conviction. We agree that one of the two convictions must be vacated, but otherwise affirm.
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