Douglas v. State
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The Supreme Court affirmed the decision of the court of appeals affirming the judgment of the district court denying Appellant's request for postconviction relief, holding that the State presented sufficient evidence to support the jury's guilty verdict of possession of shoplifting gear under Mo. Rev. Stat. 609.521(b).
Appellant was detained by police after employees from a retail clothing store called the police with suspicions that Appellant was shoplifting. A search revealed pieces of aluminum foil in Appellant's possession, some of which were wrapped around security sensors attached to items of unpurchased merchandise. A jury found Appellant guilty of violating section 609.521(b). Appellant filed a petition for postconviction relief, arguing that the foil was not "an instrument designed to assist in shoplifting or defeating an electronic article surveillance system under the possession of shoplifting gear statute. The district court denied relief, and the court of appeals affirmed. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the evidence presented at trial was sufficient to support Appellant's conviction.
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