Padgett v. State

Appellant, Steven Padgett, was charged by amended information with (I) grand theft from a person 65 years of age or older in the amount of $50,000 or more and (II) exploitation of an elderly or disabled adult who lacked the capacity to consent in the amount of $20,000 or more but less than $100,000. When Padgett moved for judgment of acquittal after the state rested its case, the trial court granted his motion with respect to count II by reducing the charge to exploitation of an elderly adult who lacked the capacity to consent in an amount less than $20,000. The jury found Padgett guilty of…