Cortez v. State

Cortez appeals from an order adjudicating her guilty and placing her on probation for the offense of acquiring or attempting to acquire possession of a controlled substance by misrepresentation, fraud, forgery, deception or subterfuge.1 She argues that the trial court erred in not directing a verdict in her favor because the prosecution failed to adduce sufficient evidence of her fraudulent intent and knowledge. We affirm.

This was a relatively short trial, in which only two state witnesses testified. Dr. Richard Litsky, an emergency room physician, testified that Cortez was admitted to the…