Theft by Conversion in Georgia

[brotherskeeper]

My question involves criminal law for the state of: Georgia.
My brother was recently charged with Theft By Conversion by his employer. He says he's innocent and I believe him. He delivers product for his employer, and the employer is accusing my brother of this crime, because he said that the amount of product when he returns at the end of the day, does not match up with what the documents say he should have left, based off of the amount of product that it states he left with. The dollar value that the employer has placed on the product is pretty high, and I KNOW my brother does not have this kind of money (no where near it), to have taken that much product and sold it, which is what they're claiming. My brother turned himself in when he found out about the charges and was released on a signature bond, but he has to appear in court next week. He's NEVER in his life been in any trouble, so this is just really devastating to all of us and just need to know what we're up against. Wouldn't they need some type of proof to convict him of something like this?? And if for some reason he's found guilty (pray he's not), what type of sentence is he looking at???

Any information would be appreciated.

[ebonee]

you dont say what kind of product it is.are the items counted in the morning before he leaves?does anyone verify the count?are the number checked when there being dropped off?at the end of the work day.is everything counted at that time with your brother present?could this product be lifted if your brother turns his back?i guess it needs to be figured out in what phase of the day is this product disapearing and how.

[brotherskeeper]

The product is beer, and yes it's counted before he leaves, but it's counted by someone else. I'm not sure if it's in his presence or not, or if the person that writes it down writes down the correct amount. It's another employee that does the counting I know that, not the owner/manager. And then it's counted again when he returns. Again, not sure if it's counted then in his presence or not.