Bowden v. State

Judge Harold R. Banke.

Stanley Wayne Bowden was convicted of theft by taking and misdemeanor obstruction. In his sole enumeration, he argues that the trial court erred by making remarks regarding guilty pleas and trials to the jury.

This case arose after Bowden attempted to leave a Rite-Aid Store with a cassette player tucked into the back of his shirt. After Bowden activated the store alarm, the manager approached him and ordered him to stop. Bowden returned to the store and emptied his pockets, claiming, “I ain’t got nothing.” Then Bowden walked down an aisle, took the cassette player from…