Wormsley v. United States

Appellant appeals from her conviction, after trial without a jury, for attempted taking property without right, D.C.Code §§ 22-103, -3816 (1981 & 1986 Supp.). Appellant argues that the evidence was insufficient to support her conviction. Finding the evidence sufficient to support a finding that she attempted to take and carry away the property of another without the right to do so, we affirm.

At appellant’s trial, the shopkeeper of a small clothing store testified to the following events: Appellant, who was visibly pregnant, entered the store where the shopkeeper worked. The shopkeeper was *1374the…