Retail Industry Leaders Association: Retail Litigation Center Brief - Burglary Law Should Apply to Serial Shoplifters
July 31, 2019
July 31, 2019
WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The Retail Industry Leaders Association issued the following news release:
This term, the Tennessee Supreme Court will decide whether the state of Tennessee can use its burglary statute to prosecute serial shoplifters who have been issued no-trespass warnings, banning them from re-entering retail stores. Leading retailers are encouraging the court to uphold this practice, arguing that habitual shoplifters should face more stringent consequences to deter them f . . .
This term, the Tennessee Supreme Court will decide whether the state of Tennessee can use its burglary statute to prosecute serial shoplifters who have been issued no-trespass warnings, banning them from re-entering retail stores. Leading retailers are encouraging the court to uphold this practice, arguing that habitual shoplifters should face more stringent consequences to deter them f . . .