Meredith v. State

Webb, Judge.

Robert Meredith appeals his conviction of five counts of forgery in violation of Criminal Code § 26-1701,1 and three counts of making a false material statement in an application for a certificate of title in violation of Code Ann. § 68-43la (a) (4).2

The thrust of the prosecution was that Meredith, trading in used automobiles as Meredith Chevrolet in Lavonia, bought for resale high-mileage, former Hertz rental automobiles and then caused his mechanics to roll back the odometers so that their mileage, as rolled back, would be consistent with that which his purchasers would expect…