Brown v. State

Sognier, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of attempted shoplifting. On appeal he contends the trial court erred by denying his motion for a directed verdict of acquittal.

The evidence discloses that appellant and three other persons entered a sporting goods store in Athens. After looking around for about 30 minutes in the gun section, three of the four persons left through the front of the store. The store owner’s daughter, Kim Franklin, noticed that appellant did not leave with them; she also noticed that a shotgun sitting by the emergency exit was missing. Ms. Franklin went out the emergency…