Coleman v. State

Appellant Coleman left the supermarket after pocketing some film and not paying for it. As he exited, a clerk who had seen the pocketing, pointed Coleman out to Smith, the store manager. Smith had not seen the pocketing. Coleman had left and was standing in the middle of the sidewalk outside the store when Smith, who had followed him, emerged through the doors and said, “Excuse me, sir, is there anything you forgot to pay for?” Appellant turned to confront Smith with weapon in hand, pointed it at Smith, and said, “Do you want some of this?” Smith raised his hands and said, “No problem,” and…