Patrick v. State

Pope, Judge.

Defendant Patrick pled guilty to theft by taking in the amount of $1,815. The trial court made a written finding, pursuant to OCGA § 17-14-8 (a) (4), that restitution would be ordered as a condition of the sentence. Defendant was sentenced to serve five years on probation, to pay a fine of $1,000 and to make restitution to the victim in the amount of $2,000. In response to a question by defendant’s attorney as to why the court imposed restitution in an amount greater than the actual theft, the judge explained that he was taking into consideration *261the fact that the victim would be…