White v. State

Banke, Judge.

The defendant was tried before a jury and convicted of shoplifting two pairs of slacks from a department store. The state’s evidence showed that the defendant removed the hangers from the slacks, carefully folded them, and placed them on top of her rather large purse. She then removed her wallet from the purse, placed the slacks inside, and closed it, thereby concealing the merchandise. She was confronted by the store’s employees before she reached the check-out counter. In her defense, the defendant testified that the slacks were not concealed in her purse and that she had no…