Court dismissed defense appeal against criminal conviction for aggravated theft, upholding first instance judgment.

The Court of Appeal dismissed the defense's appeal against the first-instance criminal judgment convicting the defendant of aggravated theft. The defense argued violations of substantive law, procedural rules, factual findings, and sentencing proportionality under Articles 438 and 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The court found no errors in the lower court's legal qualification, fact-finding, or sentencing, thereby upholding the conviction and ordering the defendant to pay procedural costs.