State v. Webb, Unpublished Decision (7-7-2006)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Randall L. Webb appeals from a judgment of the Darke County Court of Common Pleas, which denied his motion to withdraw his guilty plea to one count of theft by deception.

{¶ 2} On September 2, 2003, Webb was indicted for theft by deception from an elderly person in an amount greater than $25,000, a felony of the second degree. Specifically, Webb was alleged to have taken $80,000 from Robert and Geraldine Beery, ages 82 and 78, respectively, with the understanding that he would invest the funds in an ING investment account on their behalf. The money was never invested with ING. The…