Orr v. State

Stevie Tyrone Orr was indicted and convicted of theft of property in the second degree, § 13A-8-4, Code of Alabama (1975). He was sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment under the Habitual Felony Offenders Act. Three issues are raised on appeal.

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This is a shoplifting case involving the theft of a coat from Southeast Zayre Corporation in Birmingham. The appellant contends that the court erred by allowing the security manager to testify to the value of stolen property because his knowledge of value was acquired through inadmissible hearsay. The evidence tends to show that the appellant removed a…