A reasonably prudent person would perceive lingering in store as reasonably suspicious. Brown, 389 S.E.2d at 532; Lord, 340 S.E.2d at 225. In Brown, the customer was …show more content…
Carty, 169 S.E.2d at 738; Coker, 410 S.E.2d at 42. In Carty, the customer was accused of shoplifting when the security guard mistook her measuring tape for the store’s price tags. 169 S.E 2d at 740. In that case, the customer was seen walking around the store with a measuring tape. Id. At some point the security guard saw her place the measuring tape inside her pocket. Id. There the appeals court held that it was reasonable to believe the customer was attempting to shoplift. Id. at 742. In Coker, the customer was prosecuted for shoplifting even though she did not remove the lipstick tube from the store. 410 S.E.2d at 425. The court ruled that the customer intended to shoplift the tube of lipstick when she removed its packaging and transferred it into an inconspicuous place .Id. (relating to a malicious prosecution