Mendez v. State

Miller, Judge.

Following a bench trial, Robert Mendez was convicted of one count of felony theft by taking (OCGA §.§ 16-8-2; 16-8-12 (2011)) and sentenced to ten years, with twelve months to serve in custody. On appeal of the denial of his subsequent motion for new trial, Mendez contends that there was insufficient evidence of the value of the stolen merchandise and that his trial counsel was ineffective. Discerning no error, we affirm.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict,1 the evidence at trial shows that on August 27, 2011, Mendez entered the wireless center at the front of a…