State v. Shaffer

Thomas F. Bryant, Judge.

This is an appeal by Michael Shaffer from a judgment of conviction and sentence entered in the Hardin County Court of Common Pleas, following a jury verdict finding appellant guilty of securing writings by deception, aggravated theft, and two unclassified feloniés relating to the operation and maintenance of appellant’s cemeteries.

In 1990, appellant sought to establish a cemetery management company. With the help of' his sister, Debra Kelly, appellant was able to secure a loan to purchase Resthaven Memory Gardens in Auglaize County and Mercer Memorial Gardens in Mercer…