Barrios v. State

Appellant was convicted of attempting to obtain a mortgage by false representation, grand theft in the first degree, and providing false information to defraud a financial institution. We find that the trial court erred in reducing the count of obtaining a mortgage by false representation to an attempt, instead of granting a judgment of acquittal. We also find that the trial court erred in not granting a judgment of acquittal as to grand theft in the first degree. Finally, as to providing false information to defraud a financial institution, we find that the trial court correctly denied the…