Willmeth v. State

COBB, Judge.

The appellant, William Willmeth, was convicted of five counts of dealing in stolen property. His guideline sentence was a maximum three and one-half years; he was given a split sentence of 15 years (seven and one-half years imprisonment, seven and one-half years on probation) on each count concurrently, without written reasons for departure.

Willmeth contends there was insufficient evidence to support his convictions for dealing in stolen property and that he was entitled to a mistrial because the trial evidence revealed he had purchased the stolen items with quantities of cocaine.…