Smith v. State

Barnes, Judge.

Harold U. Smith challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain his conviction of theft by taking under OCGA § 16-8-2. He urges that rather than theft, he took part in what he characterizes as an “interdepartmental exchange of property.” We find the evidence sufficient to establish the theft by taking conviction and affirm.

On appeal from a criminal conviction, the appellant no longer enjoys the presumption of innocence, and we view the evidence in a light most favorable to the verdict. Toney v. State, 225 Ga. App. 228, 229 (483 SE2d 627) (1997). To sustain the conviction,…