People v. Devine

Opinion by

Judge CRISWELL. **

Defendant, Katherine Jewell Devine, appeals the judgment of conviction on one count of theft of over $500 but less than $15,000, a class four felony under § 18-4-401(2)(c), C.R.S.2002, We reverse the conviction and remand the case for a new trial.

In 1992, defendant was made conservator of a trust account, which was the property of her then fifteen-year-old son. The son had received, after attorney fees, $5,088.93 as compensation for injuries suffered in an automobile accident. From December 1992 through May 1997, defendant sought approval for five withdrawals from…