" (Citations, punctuation and footnote omitted.) McClure v. State, 295 Ga. App. 465, 466 ( 673 SE2d 856) (2009). (a) Mayfield asserts the evidence was insufficient to show that Kanche owned the property on the date of the fire.
(Citations, punctuation and footnote omitted.) McClure v. State, 295 Ga. App. 465, 466 ( 673 SE2d 856) (2009). As to the specific crime in this case,
(Punctuation and footnote omitted.) McClure v. State, 295 Ga.App. 465, 466, 673 S.E.2d 856 (2009). The transcript shows that Galimore stole the victim's laptop computer, four Dell desktop computers, an “all in one” desktop computer, a server (collectively, the “computer-related items”), a 27-inch television, a DVD player, a game console, hand and power tools, and a jar of coins.
When reviewing a restitution award, we must ascertain whether the restitution award was supported by the preponderance of the evidence. McClure v. State, 295 Ga.App. 465, 466, 673 S.E.2d 856 (2009). The State has the burden of demonstrating the amount of loss sustained by the victim as a result of the offense.
Salvage value generally will not be the appropriate measure if it was the defendant's actions that caused the item to be useless for anything other than scrap. State v. Cope, 7 Ariz.App. 295, 438 P.2d 442, 444–45 (1968); McClure v. State, 295 Ga.App. 465, 673 S.E.2d 856, 858 (2009); State v. Albert, 117 Or. 179, 242 P. 1116, 1118 (1926). Johnson, 149 Idaho at 263, 233 P.3d at 194 (emphasis added).
Salvage value generally will not be the appropriate measure if it was the defendant's actions that caused the item to be useless for anything other than scrap. State v. Cope, 7 Ariz.App. 295, 438 P.2d 442, 444-15 (1968); McClure v. State, 295 Ga.App. 465, 673 S.E.2d 856, 858 (2009); State v. Albert, 117 Or. 179, 242 P. 1116, 1118 (1926). Because the salvage value was not necessarily determinative of the market value of the wire in its condition when stolen, before being chopped up for sale to PSR, we look for other evidence of market value.