Thompson v. State

Robert H. Dudley, Justice.

Appellant, Brenda Thompson, was found guilty of robbery and sentenced to twenty years in prison. Jurisdiction is in this Court, pursuant to Rule 29(1) (c), because appellant questions the construction of an act of the General Assembly. We reverse and remand.

Appellant was in the linen department of the J.C. Penney store on University Avenue in Little Rock. According to the State’s evidence, a security employee of the store, Debra English, was hidden in an observation booth and saw the appellant place four towels inside a large zippered purse. By phone, Miss English…