Green v. State

Deen, Presiding Judge.

Joe Robin Green was convicted of theft by shoplifting and appeals following the denial of his motion for a new trial. The evidence showed that Green entered W. C. Barnes Hardware Store through the lower entrance while the store manager was in the upper end of the store talking to a deputy sheriff and watching the lower entrance. When he saw appellant enter, he approached and asked if he could assist him. Appellant declined the offer, and the manager returned to the upper end of the store to resume his conversation with the deputy. Shortly thereafter the manager saw…