Ward v. State

Johnson, Presiding Judge.

Demario Ward was charged with theft by receiving a stolen motor vehicle and fleeing or attempting to elude police officers. He was tried before a Fulton County jury, which found him guilty of fleeing or attempting to elude, but not guilty of theft by receiving. Ward appeals, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence establishing venue in Fulton County. The challenge is without merit, and we therefore affirm his conviction.

Venue for the trial of a criminal case lies in the county where the crime was allegedly committed. Venue is a jurisdictional fact which, like all…