DeBruce v. State

Charlotte Grant DeBruce was indicted and convicted for theft of property in the second degree. Alabama Code 1975, § 13A-8-4. She was sentenced as an habitual offender to ten years' imprisonment. Four issues are raised on appeal.

I

DeBruce contends that there was no competent evidence of the value of the property taken. This is a shoplifting case involving the theft of a silver cup from Rich's Department Store in Birmingham. The State's evidence shows that Jimmy Lee Terry placed the cup inside his coat. As Terry and DeBruce walked away from the silver department, Terry placed the cup in…