Veasey v. State

Phipps, Judge.

In 1993, Angelo Veasey was convicted of the felony theft by shoplifting of two black scarf valances from a Linens ’N Things retail store. He was sentenced as a recidivist based on three prior felony *103convictions, including two for theft by shoplifting. This is his out-of-time appeal.

The State’s evidence showed that Veasey and his co-defendant, Antonio Whitt,1 appeared at the store seeking to exchange ticketed merchandise for which they had no receipt. They shopped for thirty minutes to one hour. Store manager Mitchell was working in the front area of the store near the cash…