Smith v. State

Adams, Judge.

Braja Smith was convicted by a jury of felony theft by shoplifting. He appeals following the trial court’s denial of his motion for new trial.

The evidence shows that on the afternoon of June 14, 2008, an unidentified man with dreadlocks, wearing a white t-shirt entered the Wal-Mart in Loganville. Shortly thereafter, Sean Harris entered the Wal-Mart and met up with the unidentified man in the electronics department. Harris retrieved a shopping cart, and the two men placed a computer into it. A Wal-Mart employee saw them remove the security device from the packaging and wheel the…