People v. Novitskiy

Opinion by

Judge NIETO.

Defendant, Sergey G. Novitskiy, appeals the judgment of conviction entered upon jury verdicts finding him guilty of two counts of forgery, § 18-5-102(1)(c), C.R.S.2002, class five felonies; unlawful use of a financial transaction device, § 18-5-702, C.R.S.2002, a class two misdemeanor; and theft, § 18-4-401, C.R.S$.2002, a class three misdemeanor. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

Defendant, who was working as a clerk in a department store, assisted a customer in making a purchase using a credit card. A short time later that day, the customer's credit card was used…