Scott v. State

Judge Harold R. Banke.

Darryl L. Scott was convicted of two counts of felony shoplifting. He enumerates three errors on appeal.

This case arose one morning at Hartsfield Airport when Scott entered W. H. Smith, Inc. (“W. H. Smith”), a retail establishment on Concourse E. Scott wore a brown and white striped shirt with an “A” embroidered on the back and carried a yellow W. H. Smith bag which appeared empty. The clerk watched Scott walk over to a sunglasses display, place some of them in his bag, and leave the store. She immediately reported the theft to the police.

About an hour later, Scott…