Brown v. State

Miller, Chief Judge.

A jury convicted Jacqueline Hill Brown of a single count of theft by taking (OCGA § 16-8-2). Brown appeals, contending that the trial court erred in (i) denying her motion for directed verdict of acquittal; (ii) overruling her oral demurrer based on a fatal variance; (iii) instructing the jury as to the offense of theft by taking and refusing to give her requested charge on currency; and (iv) denying her motion to disqualify the trial judge. Concluding that there was no fatal variance and that the State’s evidence was sufficient to sustain Brown’s conviction beyond a…