Radford v. State

Beasley, Judge.

Appellant, Ronald Radford, was indicted for theft by taking (OCGA § 16-8-2) based on allegations that on June 6, 1989, he was in lawful possession of $1,400 in money belonging to Gloria Miles and unlawfully appropriated it with the intent of depriving the owner of the property.

Miles hired appellant to construct a wooden fence and deck around a swimming pool in her backyard. She agreed to pay him $2,800 and she gave him $1,400 in advance in order to buy materials. He was supposed to have the job completed within two weeks. He did virtually no work, giving various reasons and…