BEASLEY, Presiding Judge.
With a Christmas bag in hand, Hassan Gilliam picked up a jacket at Parisian's, carried it around the store, and then approached a store clerk with the story that he had received the jacket as a gift and wished to return it for a refund. The clerk complied, issuing him a $262 merchandise voucher. A store detective who had videotaped the entire charade detained Gilliam, who confessed.
Gilliam appeals his conviction of felony shoplifting...
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