Ward v. State

ELDRIDGE, Judge.

On July 11, 1997, defendant Jamie Vincent Ward took $5,000 from his grandfather’s wallet while his grandfather was hospitalized in the Chatuge Regional Hospital. Ward used approximately $4,500 of the money to purchase a 1987 Camaro automobile. In order to cover up the crime, he burned his grandfather’s trailer to the ground on July 18, 1997. Following his arrest, he confessed to his participation in the crimes to Investigator Wayne White of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation; he later recanted the portion regarding the arson. Such confession was read to the jury during Ward’s…