Walton v. State

MlKELL, Judge.

Following a jury trial, Gregory Anthony Walton was convicted of theft by shoplifting. The court sentenced him to twelve months, with six months to be served in confinement and the balance on probation, and fined him $1,000. On appeal, Walton challenges the sufficiency of the evidence, arguing that the state failed to disprove his defense of accident beyond a reasonable doubt, and contends that the trial court erred in allowing a witness to testify to the ultimate issue in the case by giving his opinion that Walton behaved as shoplifters generally do. We disagree and affirm.

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