Guarscio v. State

NORTHCUTT, Judge.

A jury convicted Dana Guarscio of exploitation of an elderly person, grand theft from a person over age sixty-five, and four counts of uttering a forged instrument. However, the evidence failed to prove a necessary element of the exploitation offense, and we reverse that conviction. The evidence also was insufficient to prove a second-degree grand theft. We reverse that conviction with directions to reduce it to a third-degree felony. We affirm without further comment Guarscio’s convictions for four counts of uttering forged instruments.

The victim in this case was Guarscio’s…