State v. Reid

Pamela R. Reid and Carmen Correll, an elderly widow, became friends in 1986. In 1987, Ms. Reid began asking Mrs. Correll for money. During the next few years, Mrs. Correll wrote checks to Ms. Reid, or on her behalf, in the amount of $21,641.69. In her check register, Mrs. Correll noted that the checks were loans. Ms. Reid repaid $5,273.23. After Mrs. Correll’s family learned of the transfers of money to Ms. Reid, they notified authorities and the State charged Ms. Reid with first degree theft. At trial, the jury was instructed that "[fjraudulent intent may be inferred from the retention for a…