The state called just three witnesses before it rested Tuesday afternoon in the trial of embattled state Sen. Don Balfour, and the fate of the once-powerful Snellville Republican could be in the hands of a jury by the end of the day.
Jury members will have to decide if they believe Balfour, a Waffle House executive who holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Bob Jones University, deliberately filed false reimbursement reports with the state or is merely a victim of his own carelessness. Balfour faces an 18-count indictment on felony charges of theft and false statements related to his reimbursement claims from 2007 to 2011.
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