Thomas v. State

Blackwell, Judge.

The record in this case clearly shows that Otis Patrick Thomas, an automotive mechanic in Dougherty County, did not apply best business practices in the operation of his automotive repair business, did not keep the promises that he made to a customer, and may have lied in civil proceedings commenced by that customer. But the question presented here is whether the State offered sufficient evidence at his criminal trial from which a rational trier of fact might conclude beyond a reasonable doubt that Thomas converted a van, which he had promised to repair but apparently never…