Freese v. State

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Defendant was indicted for 20 counts of theft by taking. The case was tried before a jury and the evidence showed that defendant was a principal in fraudulent sales transactions which duped victims into giving up thousands of dollars for home solar energy systems which were never delivered or installed.

More specifically, the State proved that defendant was the “President” of “Solcoa Sales and Marketing” (Solcoa), a “high pressure-type” marketing scheme for home solar energy units. Defendant conducted business out of a metropolitan Atlanta office building and…