CATES, Judge.
Shoplifting of merchandise valued at $7.00 (Grand Larceny, Code 1940, T. 14, § 331, as amended, — theft from shop $5.00 and upwards): sentence seven years.
The only point argued was the competence of a store clerk to testify to her opinion of value. An expert witness is one who knows more than the jury about a subject. Basically, the trial judge determines the qualification. The defendant has the right to go into the qualifications...
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