Walker v. State

Benham, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of felony shoplifting (OCGA § 16-8-14 (b) (1) (C)) and brings this appeal, contending that testimony concerning a prior shoplifting incident was improperly admitted. We disagree and affirm the conviction.

A K-Mart department store security officer testified that while occupying an observation booth in the store, he recognized appellant as she entered the store. He watched her go to a clothing rack in the men’s department, take several pairs of jeans, remove the tags from them, fold them, and place them inside her gray warm-up pants. He followed her as she…