Jester v. State

Tom Glaze, Justice.

In the fall of 2002 and the spring of 2003, Appellant Nealjester (Jester) cut and thinned timber from a 300-acre tract of land that was owned by Universal Leasing Corporation (Universal). Although Jester claimed that, at the time, he believed that he was acting under the authorization of Rob Wilson, the owner of Universal, a jury convicted Jester of first-degree criminal mischief. He was sentenced to pay $10,500 in fines and $180,000 in restitution. Jester now raises five points for reversal. We affirm his conviction.

For his first point on appeal, Jester claims that the…