Hansford v. State

Mar 15, 1951
33458
Reporters:
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Before:
Townsend
Townsend, J.

On the trial of one charged with larceny, where it is shown ‍​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‍by the, evidence that recently, after the commission of the offense, the stolen goods were found in the possession of the defendant, that fact, ‍​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‍while it would not require them to do so, would authorize the jury to infer that the accused was guilty unless he. explained his possession ‍​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‍to their satisfaction. Warren v. State, 76 Ga. App. 243 (45 S. E. 2d, 726); Lewis v. State, 120 Ga. 508 (48 S. E. 227); Gravitt v. State, 114 Ga. 841 (40 S. E. 1003); Morris v. State, 47 Ga. App. 792 171 S. E. 555); Vining v. State, 80 Ga. App. 756 (57 S. E. ‍​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‍2d, 354); Long v. State, 62 Ga. App. 775 (9 S. E. 2d, 845).

The judgment of the trial court overruling the motion for a new trial, which was based on ‍​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‍the general grounds only, is without error.

Judgment affirmed.

MacIntyre, P.J., and Gardner, J., concur.