Lomax v. State

Beasley, Judge.

Following Lomax’s plea of guilty to theft by receiving stolen property, OCGA § 16-8-7, the trial court ordered that Lomax pay restitution to the owner of the stolen 1964 Chevrolet Malibu. Lomax contends that the amount was not supported by the evidence and seeks a rehearing on the issue of restitution.

Lomax’s testimony was that for two or three days he had observed the car, which had already been stripped, just sitting in the area where he lived. He was on his way to the store and saw a man in a truck with a tow bar looking at the car. Lomax pretended to own the car and sold it…