Ford v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Deen, Presiding Judge.
Ford stole a Ford from Beaudry Ford, Inc., and appeals his conviction on the general grounds only. We find the evidence ample to sustain the verdict.
One to whom property is bailed for a purpose beneficial to both parties and who converts the property to his own use is guilty of a criminal conversion. Heughan v. State, 82 Ga. App. 640 (6) (61 SE2d 685). In deciding whether a larceny has been committed, proof of wrongful asportation, no matter how slight, is sufficient to show the wrongful exercise of dominion over the property. Johnson v. State, 9 Ga. App. 409 (71 SE…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Johnson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1911
- Heughan v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1950
- McCrary v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1971
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- Hicks v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
- Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979