State v. Thiel

The defendant, Kimberly Thiel, appeals her conviction in the Concord District Court (Stephen, J.) for shoplifting. RSA 644:17, II (2007) (repealed and replaced by RSA 637:3-a (Supp. 2009)). We reverse.

The trial court’s order dated June 10,2009, supports the following facts. The charged event occurred as Thiel was shopping at Wal-Mart. A videotaped recording of Thiel’s transaction was introduced at trial. On the video, Thiel was seen using scanning equipment at a check-out station to total up the merchandise she intended to purchase. She scanned several items correctly and asked for help with…