State v. Maddox

The district attorney for the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit petitioned for a writ of mandamus directing Judge Herman Y. Thomas to vacate his order dismissing theft charges against Thomas R. Maddox. Maddox, a construction contractor, was indicted for theft of property in the first degree for allegedly exercising unauthorized control over $60,000 — money paid to him by Leslie Barbour for materials to renovate her residence. On November 26, 2000, a jury was empaneled and sworn and the State proceeded to present its case against Maddox. During the State's case-in-chief, Maddox moved to dismiss the…