Wescott v. State

Appellant, Justin Wescott, challenges his convictions for grand theft, burglary of a structure, and providing a false name to a law enforcement officer. For the reasons discussed below, we agree that Appellant is entitled to a new trial on all of these charges.

At the conclusion of Appellant’s first trial, the jury returned a unanimous verdict on the charge of providing a false name to a law enforcement officer. 1 The information specifically charged Appellant with providing a false name to Investigator Steve Harvey; however, the State only presented evidence that Appellant provided a false…