State v. Clark

Memorandum Decision

~ VOROS, Judge:

T1 This is a shoplifting case. Surveillance video showed defendant Debbra Jo Clark and a friend (Friend) arriving at a supermarket together but entering the store separate ly. A loss-prevention officer testified without contradiction that Clark entered the store, picked up some picture-hanging hooks, put them into her otherwise empty purse, and headed for the exit. At the same time, Friend was attempting to return similar picture hanging hooks without a receipt. At trial, Friend admitted that she had previously been convicted of theft by deception after she…