Latimore v. State

Boggs, Judge.

A jury found Maynard Latimore guilty of theft by shoplifting. Following the denial of his motion for new trial, Latimore appeals, asserting the general grounds. He also contends that the trial court erred in allowing prior difficulty and similar transaction evidence. For the following reasons, we affirm.

Construed in favor of the verdict, the evidence showed that on October 12, 2011, a woman entered a Gwinnett County Home Depot store, and purchased three five-gallon buckets of waterproofing and stain at around 2:14 p.m. Minutes later, at around 2:22 p.m., Latimore entered the…