State v. Morton

The defendant, having been convicted of larceny (shoplifting) in violation of § 53-63 (b) of the General Statutes,1 has appealed, assigning error in the trial court’s conclusions and in the denial of his motion for rectification of the appeal.

A brief summary of the finding indicates that the First National Store in Norwalk, for a period of six months prior to January 25, 1966, had a shortage in its inventory. On that day the manager was observing his checkers from a catwalk so designed as to make him invisible to the checkers. Around 11 a.m., the manager saw the defendant, then unknown to…