WIGGINS v. STATE


306 A.2d 724 (1973)

Conrad K. WIGGINS, Defendant Below, Appellant, v. STATE of Delaware, Plaintiff Below, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

May 21, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Taylor, III and Arlen B. Mekler, Asst. Public Defenders, and Hilmar L. Fricke, Wilmington, for defendant below, appellant.

Charles Brandt, Deputy Atty. Gen., Wilmington, for plaintiff below, appellee.

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


HERRMANN, Justice.

In this appeal from a burglary conviction, the sole issue is whether there was evidence of possession of the recently stolen goods sufficient to give rise to the inference or presumption of guilt of the theft thereof.

The defendant was tried with a co-defendant. Both were convicted by a jury. Only the defendant appeals. In addition to the sufficiency of the evidence as to possession, the appeal...

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