Thorpe v. Commonwealth

COMBS, Chief Judge.

Julia Thorpe appeals her conviction in the Mason Circuit Court of fraudulently obtaining a prescription for a controlled substance and of being a persistent felony offender. After our review of the record, we reverse and remand for a new trial.

Sometime in early 2007, Thorpe and her three sons moved in with Thorpe’s mother, Sheila Goldsmith, who suffers from Alzheimer’s disease. Thorpe transported her to doctor appointments and picked up her prescriptions and medications, one of which included Percocet.

In September 2007, Goldsmith moved from her home in Maysville to…