Buchanan v. State

Johnson, Presiding Judge.

Bernie Buchanan was hired to build six houses in Carrollton. The homebuyers all gave Buchanan money which he was supposed to pay to subcontractors working on the construction of the houses. Buchanan, however, did not pay the money to the subcontractors.

Buchanan was subsequently indicted under OCGA § 16-8-15 for six counts of conversion of the homebuyers’ payments for real prop*490erty improvements.1 He pled guilty to all six counts, and thereafter the court held hearings to determine the amount of restitution. The court was presented with testimony from the homebuyers,…