Gilliland v. State

MCFADDEN, Judge.

Grady Edward Gilliland was convicted of felony shoplifting for taking a cellular phone from a retail cellular phone store. He argues on appeal that the trial court erred in denying his motion for directed verdict and in giving two jury charges to which he failed to object at trial. As detailed below, we find that the evidence was sufficient to support his conviction and that Gilliland has not shown that the jury charges constituted plain error. Accordingly, we affirm.

1. Directed verdict.

Gilliland argues that the trial court erred in denying his motion for directed verdict on…