People v. Spaulding CA3

Filed 6/25/24 P. v. Spaulding CA3

NOT TO BE PUBLISHED

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT

(Sacramento) ----

THE PEOPLE, C098200

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. No. 21FE015920)

v.

SUSAN SPAULDING,

Defendant and Appellant.

As the caretaker for her elderly father, defendant Susan Spaulding was responsible for her father’s finances. For several months, Spaulding gambled and spent her father’s money on personal items instead of using it for his rent, food, and care. Spaulding’s father passed away during the pendency of this case. She pled no contest to embezzlement from an elder and the trial court granted probation. As a condition of probation, the court ordered restitution of $21,010 in unpaid rent to Pacifica SD…