Smith v. State

OPINION

CORNISH, Judge:

The appellant was convicted of Grand Larceny, After Former Conviction of a Felony. He was sentenced to twenty (20) years’ imprisonment.

On December 16, 1978, the appellant, Smith, was observed shopping at the Wal Mart store in Shawnee. Donald Crane, an employee at Wal Mart, watched Smith remove several pocket calculators from the shelf and put them in his jacket. He further observed Smith walk over to the radio counter and put a small digital clock under his jacket. Later, Smith began to walk past the cash registers and attempt to exit through the front doors. Crane…