Legal Opinion

Ford v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 24, 1978No. 55146PublishedCited by 4 opinions

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

  1. Johnson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1911
  2. Heughan v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1950
  3. McCrary v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1971

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. McKinney v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  2. Thomas v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
  3. Hicks v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
  4. Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979

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