Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. appeared in court after being found guilty of assaulting and falsely imprisoning a suspected shoplifter, Karl Cockrell. The case was based on an incident where a loss-prevention officer stopped Cockrell and asked him to remove his pants and shirt, despite his explanation of a surgical wound. Wal-Mart challenged the legal and factual sufficiency of the evidence supporting the jury's findings, but the court affirmed the verdict. Relevant facts to the court's analysis include the shopkeeper's privilege, the authority of law, and the search of a person and objects.

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Cockrell (2001)
Texas Courts of Appeals
61 S.W.3d 774

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