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SHAW v. STATE

281 A.2d 610 (1971)

Melvin SHAW, Defendant Below, Appellant, v. STATE of Delaware, Plaintiff Below, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

August 20, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bernard Balick, Asst. Public Defender, Wilmington, for defendant below, appellant.

John P. Daley, Deputy Atty. Gen., Wilmington, for plaintiff below, appellee.

WOLCOTT, C. J., and CAREY and HERRMANN, JJ., sitting.

HERRMANN, Justice:

In this automobile theft case, the conviction obviously rested upon the inference or presumption of guilt* arising from exclusive possession of recently stolen property. The defendant admittedly sold the stolen automobile to a dealer approximately 10 days after the theft; but he explained the possession by testifying that he purchased the car from another without knowledge that it had been stolen. The jury obviously...

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