Woodard v. State

WENTWORTH, Senior Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment and sentence for grand theft. We affirm, finding no reversible error as to the two issues raised as to (1) exclusion of codefendant hearsay, and (2) improper comment in closing argument to which defense did not object.

The state charged Woodard with grand theft, robbery, and aggravated battery as the result of an October 2, 1989 shoplifting incident. Bonnie Hemmingway was employed by Maison Blanche Department Store as a senior security agent on that date. She testified that she observed three females from her position in the camera…