Moncus v. State

Ruffin, Judge.

A jury found William Moncus guilty of theft by shoplifting. Mon-cus appeals, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence and the trial court’s refusal to give his requested charge concerning the value of the property allegedly stolen. For reasons which follow, we affirm.

1. “On appeal of a guilty verdict, [Moncus] no longer enjoys a presumption of innocence, for the jury has heard the evidence and judged its weight and the credibility of witnesses; the evidence is construed so as to uphold the jury’s verdict, and on appeal we do not redetermine the factual issues decided by the…