Williams v. State

Blackburn, Presiding Judge.

Mary Williams appeals her conviction, following a jury trial, for felony theft by shoplifting, contending that: (1) there was insufficient evidence to support the indictment against her; (2) the trial court erred by allowing the State to place Williams’ character into evidence; and (3) the trial court erred by failing to charge the jury regarding the value of the items shoplifted. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict, the record shows that, on January 4, 1998, Williams approached the check-out at…