Thanos v. State

We granted certiorari in this case to review the propriety of petitioner Jimette A. Thanos’ conviction in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County for attempted shoplifting. The petitioner was initially tried and convicted in the District Court of Maryland on a charging document alleging that she attempted to alter the price tag on an item of merchandise at a local department store, 1 an act which if completed constitutes the crime of shoplifting. See Md. Code (1957,1976 Repl. Vol. & 1977 Cum. Supp.), Art. 27, § 551 A. Specifically, subsection (a) (4) of section 551A makes it unlawful “[t]o…