People v. Wooten

Opinion

YEGAN, J.

Michael Wooten appeals from the judgment entered on a jury verdict convicting him of one count of felony grand theft. (Pen. Code, § 487.)1 The jury determined that appellant obtained $10,000 from a construction lender by misrepresenting to the lender that the money would be used to pay a specified licensed general contractor for supervising a construction project. In fact, appellant, who was not a licensed contractor, personally supervised the construction and kept the money for himself and his partner. This is grand theft.

Appellant contends: (1) the trial court erroneously…