Craig v. State

Theft of property in the second degree; sentence: thirteen months' imprisonment.

This is a shoplifting case. Following substantially the language set out in Ala. Code § 13A-8-2 (1) (Supp. 1977) and Ala. Code § 13A-8-4 (e) (Supp. 1979), appellant was indicted and convicted of knowingly obtaining or exerting unauthorized control over a blouse and a pair of pants, the property of D.H. Holmes Company, Ltd., of the approximate aggregate value of $27.98, taken from or in the building where the property was stored or kept for sale, with the intent to deprive the owner of the same.

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