State v. Carter

Defendant appeals her conviction for theft in the first degree, ORS 164.055, and demurs to the indictment. We affirm the conviction and overrule the demurrer.

Defendant and her daughter were seen shoplifting by an Albertson’s store manager on October 10, 1988. When an employee followed defendant into the parking lot to advise her that she was under arrest for shoplifting, she locked herself in her van and drove away from the store. Police officers, responding to a description of the vehicle, arrested her approximately two hours later. The van was full of property that had been stolen from…