Williamson v. State

Benham, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of theft by shoplifting and sentenced as a misdemeanant. OCGA §§ 16-8-14 (a) (4) and 16-8-14 (b) (1).

1. After observing appellant remove the price ticket from a comforter and place on the comforter a ticket previously removed from sheets, a plainclothes store security guard followed appellant as she exited the store with the comforter. The security guard then stopped appellant, identified himself as store security personnel, and asked her to accompany him to an office within the store to discuss her purchase. After the security guard explained to…