Hartsell v. State

BLACKBURN, Presiding Judge.

Following a guilty plea on two counts of theft by conversion 1 and a hearing on the restitution to be imposed, Belton Hartsell, Jr., appeals the order of restitution, arguing that (i) the State failed to carry its burden of showing the amount of restitution, (ii) the court awarded too much restitution, and (iii) the court erred in finding the use of funds for corporate expenses could constitute conversion. We hold that the evidence sufficed to sustain the order and the amount of restitution. Accordingly, we affirm.

Hartsell was charged with two counts of theft by…