P. v. Huerta CA1/4
A jury convicted Nicholas Huerta of felony theft from an elder of property valued more than $950 (Pen. Code, § 368, subd. (d); count 1), misdemeanor forgery (Pen. Code, § 470, subd. (d); counts 2–4), and misdemeanor theft from an elder of property valued less than $950 (Pen. Code, § 368, subd. (d); count 5). The convictions arose from the unauthorized cashing of three checks defendant wrote on a credit card account belonging to his elderly father. The prosecution presented evidence that defendant’s handwriting was on all three checks; that defendant arranged for an acquaintance, Rita Fong, to cash the checks and deliver the money to him; and that defendant later admitted culpability in a jail phone call with his father. During trial, the court allowed the prosecution to present evidence that defendant had previously obtained credit cards in his father’s name without permission and made charges on the accounts.
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