Colangelo v. State

DOWNEY, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of grand larceny as a result of an information charging essentially that he unlawfully took from the possession of the true owner money in excess of $100 belonging to Gerry Weeks, in that appellant obtained such property by fraudulent representation and with intent to permanently • deprive Gerry Weeks of her property contrary to § 811.021(1) (a).

The proof at trial showed that Gerry Weeks had, pursuant to a contract, paid appellant $1,000 to perform certain work on her home. After cashing Weeks’s check appellant never did any work nor was Weeks able to…