HANSFORD v. STATE

33458.

83 Ga. App. 502 (1951)

64 S.E.2d 459

HANSFORD v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided March 15, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph E. Webb, for plaintiff in error.

D. M. Pollock, Solicitor-General, contra.


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,<...

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