Partin v. State

MlKELL, Judge.

Following a bench trial, Jason Partin was convicted of theft by taking, OCGA § 16-8-2, and was sentenced to five years, comprised of ninety days in jail and the remainder on probation. On appeal from the order denying his motion for new trial, Partin contends that the trial court erred in imposing a felony sentence because the state failed to prove that the value of the stolen property exceeded $500. We disagree and affirm.

Construed most favorably to the trial court’s findings, 1 the evidence adduced at trial shows that in March 2004, Ashley Davis, a home builder, arrived at a…