HANSON v. STATE

58392.

151 Ga. App. 890 (1979)

262 S.E.2d 203

HANSON v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided October 22, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Waugh Turner, III, for appellant.

David Roy Hege, Solicitor, for appellee.


SHULMAN, Judge.

Defendant was convicted of theft by receiving stolen property in violation of Code Ann. § 26-1806. On appeal, he contends that the evidence is insufficient to authorize his conviction and that it was error to deny his motion for directed verdict of acquittal. We agree.

The state's evidence was limited to a showing that certain tools purportedly stolen from a car dealership were found in the dresser drawer of a motel room occupied by the...

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