Baker v. State

Beasley, Judge.

Baker was found guilty of receiving stolen property consisting of “Georgia lottery . . . ticket #225 from Lucky Joker and of a value greater than $500.00.” A ten-year non-parolable felony sentence was imposed, pursuant to OCGA §§ 16-8-12 (a) (1) and 17-10-7 (c) (recidivist). He contends the evidence was insufficient to show that the value of the ticket exceeded the specified sum.

The State’s witnesses included Robinson, the owner of the New Deal convenience store which retails lottery tickets, and Clardy, an investigations manager employed in the security department of the…