Hawkins v. State

Oct 29, 1915
6338
Reporters:
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Before:
Russell
Russell, C. J.

1. Prima facie the term “recently” imports ‍​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‍reference to a transaction in the immediate past. Consequently, proof that a store was recently burglarized ‍​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‍must, in the absence of any further inquiry, or any other testimony upon that point, be ‍​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‍held to refer to a point of time within four years, the period within which prosecutions ‍​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‍for burglary must be instituted.

2. The evidence authorized the verdict, and there was no error in ‍​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‍overruling the motion for a new trial. Judgment affirmed.