Campbell v. United States

CLAGETT, Associate Judge.

Appellant was convicted of petit larceny1 based upon a charge that he stole a bottle of perfume from the Hecht Department Store during the Christmas holidays, 1946. He brings this appeal.

The principal evidence against appellant was that of a woman store detective employed by The Hecht Company, who testified that she saw appellant take a bottle of perfume from a counter in the store, put it in his pocket, and then walk hurriedly toward one of the store exits. According to this witness, she followed appellant until he had gone through a revolving door to the street,…