Hood v. State

Judge Harold R. Banke.

Seconda Diane Hood was charged via accusation with felony theft by shoplifting and the misdemeanor offenses of giving a false name and false date of birth. The accusation also included a recidivism count based upon Hood’s prior burglary conviction. After the jury returned a guilty verdict, the trial court sentenced Hood as a recidivist to ten years imprisonment on the shoplifting count. She received concurrent 12-month sentences on the misdemeanor counts. Held:

We reject Hood’s contention that the State’s use of an accusation rather than a grand jury indictment precluded…