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Gay v. StateGay v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Mar 2, 1926
16924
Reporters:
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Before:
Luke
Luke, J.

The defendants in this case were indicted for the offense ‍‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‍of larceny. The State’s case depended for a conviction *166■upon proof of recent possession of the articles stolen by the defendants. ‍‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‍The court failed to submit to the jury the question •whether the explanation offered by the defendants of their possession ‍‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‍of the goods was reasonable and satisfactory. Error is assigned by the defendants upon the court’s failure so to charge. ‍‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‍Under the rulings of this court and of the Supreme Court a reversal, of the judgment overruling the motion for ‍‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‍a new trial necessarily follows.

Judgment reversed.

Broyles, C. J., and Bloodworih, J., concur.

Case Details

Case Name: Gay v. State
Court Name: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Date Published: Mar 2, 1926
Citations: 35 Ga. App. 165; 132 S.E. 261; 1926 Ga. App. LEXIS 598; 16924
Docket Number: 16924
Court Abbreviation: Ga. Ct. App.
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