WALKER, Justice, for the Court:
The appellant, James A. Sims, was indicted, tried and convicted in the Circuit Court of the First Judicial District of Bolivar County, Mississippi, for the crime commonly referred to as "receiving stolen property," and sentenced to three years in the state penitentiary with eighteen months suspended. We reverse and remand for a new trial.
The gist of the offense of "receiving stolen property" is guilty knowledge that the accused...
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