State v. Adams

Citations

• 2019 Ohio 3597

Syllabus

THEFT BY DECEPTION – RESTITUTION – R.C. 2929.18(A)(1) – VICTIM: Defendant's conviction of theft by deception was not contrary to the manifest weight of the evidence and was supported by sufficient evidence where the record indicated defendant knew the check he received from another was counterfeit and cashed the check at a local bank, thereby purposely depriving the company-victim of its property. The trial court abused its discretion when it ordered restitution to a third party bank since the bank was not named as a victim in the complaint, and thereby not statutorily entitled to recover the costs of its decision to reimburse its customer for the loss due to defendant's crime under R.C. 2929.18(A)(1).