625 S.E.2d 422 MATTHIESSEN v. THE STATE. A05A1872.Court of Appeals of Georgia. DECIDED NOVEMBER 21, 2005. RECONSIDERATION DENIED DECEMBER 15, 2005. PHIPPS, Judge. A jury found James Matthiessen guilty of ten counts of theft by taking in a scheme to persuade Cobb County residents to buy tire hauling containers. He appeals, arguing that the trial […]