Starling v. State

THOMPSON, Judge.

Betty Dunn Starling appeals the judgment and sentence adjudicating her guilty of third degree grand theft. The gravamen of the charge is that she used her position of trust and influence to withdraw funds from the accounts of an 81-year-old woman, thereby depleting the accounts of the assets therein. Starling alleges that she co-owned the joint accounts and therefore could not be guilty of theft. The State alleges that the victim did not have the mental capacity to add Starling to her accounts. We affirm.

Starling met Lucinda Chick, age 81, when Starling was hired as the…