State v. Gabusi

The defendant, Lorraine G. Gabusi, appeals her conviction in the Superior Court (Smith, J.) for one count of theft by deception and two counts of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer. The defendant argues that the trial court erred in several hearsay rulings. We affirm.

The record supports the following facts. The defendant was the younger sister of Raymond and Ruth Laveron, elderly siblings who lived together in a remote home in Milan. For many years, Raymond had taken care of Ruth, who was deaf and legally blind. In June of 1997, however, Raymond learned that he had terminal liver cancer…