Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District / Mar 10, 2020
State of Missouri vs. Cheryl D. Kelly
Cheryl Kelly appealed her convictions for making false statements to receive health care payments and financial exploitation of the elderly, stemming from her role as a home health aide who double-billed and misused an elderly client's funds. On appeal, Kelly claimed instructional error regarding the definition of "material fact" and evidentiary error concerning the admission of "prior bad acts" testimony. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's judgment, finding no abuse of discretion in either the jury instruction or the admission of evidence.