LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The California Supreme Court has refused to review an appeal court's decision to overturn a Lake County insurance agent's conviction for felony theft from an elder.
On Wednesday the California Supreme Court denied the California Attorney General's petition to take up the First Appellate District Court of Appeal's reversal of Glenn Neasham's October 2011 conviction.
This past fall the appeal court had found that there was insufficient evidence to prove that Neasham had misappropriated an elderly woman's money or had made misrepresentations in selling her an annuity in February 2008, as Lake County News has reported
The court also found that the jury at Neasham's trial had received incorrect instructions on what was required to reach a conviction.
That appellate decision was filed Oct. 8. On Nov. 14, the California Attorney General's Office petitioned the Supreme Court to review the decision.
But on Wednesday the Supreme Court denied the petition for review.
The remittitur in the case – which signals the end of the appellate court's jurisdiction – is set to be issued on Feb. 13, according to court records.
Based on court procedures, the remittitur means that the case now goes back to the Lake County Superior Court, which must uphold the higher court's ruling.
Neasham lost his license as a result of the criminal case. After the appellate court overturned his conviction he set out to get it back.
He said his license was reinstated on Tuesday.
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