Lang, Terri Regina

Alcala, J., delivered the opinion of the Court in which Keller, P.J., Keasler, Hervey, Richardson, Keel, and Walker, JJ., joined.

The issue in this case is whether the statute defining the offense of organized retail theft permits a conviction for ordinary shoplifting by a single actor. See TEX. PENAL CODE § 31.16(b). Terri Regina Lang, appellant, challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support her conviction for that offense after she was caught attempting to steal items from a grocery store. On direct appeal, appellant contended that her conduct in engaging in ordinary shoplifting, by…