Allen v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Justice NOBLE.

The Appellant, Gabriella S. Allen, was convicted of perjury for lying in a criminal complaint and theft by deception for obtaining the discharge of a vehicle loan by lying to the finance company about whether her name had been forged on the loan documents. On appeal, she claims entitle*455ment to a directed verdict on the ground that there was no proof that she obtained any property by the discharge of the loan. She also claims that the trial court erred in excluding evidence about the complaining witness’s prior convictions for possession of forged…