KING v. STATE

36046.

93 Ga. App. 403 (1956)

91 S.E.2d 792

KING v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided February 16, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward J. Goodwin, for plaintiff in error.

Andrew J. Ryan, Jr., Solicitor-General, Sylvan Garfunkel, Thomas M. Johnson, Jr., Assistants Solicitor-General, contra.


TOWNSEND, J.

In this State, where the husband and wife reside together there is a legal presumption that all household effects, including non-tax-paid liquor, found on the premises belong to the husband. This presumption is, however, rebuttable, and where on a search of the premises non-tax-paid liquor is found in the house which the wife admits is in her charge, nothing more appearing, the words "I am in charge of the whisky" may be presumed to mean "I am in possession...

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