Archie v. State

Bell, Chief Judge.

Defendant was convicted of theft by taking.

According to the state’s case, a store employee entered a men’s restroom in an Atlanta department store and observed the defendant standing there holding a clear plastic bag containing 15 new shirts. As the defendant started to leave, the employee followed. Defendant then re-entered the restroom and the employee called a store security guard. The employee then re-entered and found the defendant standing there empty handed and leaving. The defendant, hurrying down an escalator, was pointed out to the guard who pursued and apprehended…