STATE v. BLUNT

No. 98-2252.

744 So.2d 1258 (1999)

The STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Rosa Mae BLUNT and Tiara Williams, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

November 24, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and Mark Rosenblatt, Assistant Attorney General, for appellant.

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Harvey J. Sepler, Assistant Public Defender, for appellees.

Before COPE, FLETCHER and SHEVIN, JJ.


COPE, J.

The question presented by this State appeal is whether tinfoil can be an "antishoplifting or inventory control device countermeasure" for purposes of a prosecution under subsection 812.015(7), Florida Statutes (1997). We conclude that it cannot and affirm the order under review.

Defendants-appellees Rosa Mae Blunt and Tiara Williams were apprehended trying to steal clothing from a store. They covered the store security sensors with tinfoil to evade...

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