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Williams v. State

The value of stolen property is not an element of theft by conversion and is relevant only for purposes of distinguishing between a misdemeanor and a felony.

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Following a jury trial, Minnie Denise Williams was convicted of misdemeanor theft by conversion of property with a value less than $500 OCGA § 16-8-4 a.1 Williams appeals from the denial of her motion for new trial, contending that 1 the evidence was insufficient; 2 the trial court erred in charging the jury on the appropriate measure of damages; and 3 the trial court erred in determining the amount of restitution. Discerning no error, we affirm.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict,2 the evidence shows that, in early December 2011, Williams went to the Rent & Buy Furniture store located in Marietta in Cobb County. Williams executed a month-to-month rental purchase agreement for a new Haier 30-inch flat-screen television set that was valued at $649.87. Several days later, Williams returned to Rent & Buy and executed a second month-to-month rental purchase agreement for a used Sharpe 32-inch television that was also valued at $649.87. The rental agreements required Williams to either make monthly rental payments or return the televisions to Rent & Buy.

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