Brown v. State

Bell, Chief Judge.

The defendant was convicted of theft by taking of 14 sweaters, the property of a retail store in the value of $181.86. Held:

1. The store manager, who had been employed in various capacities including sales work for the past 14 years at this store, testified that the retail selling price of one of the individual sweaters was $12.99 which established a total value of $181.86, the amount alleged in the indictment. On cross examination, she was asked as to the cost price or wholesale price of the sweaters and she answered that she did not know. At this time, counsel for the…