BALES v. STATE


585 S.W.2d 610 (1979)

Joseph D. BALES, Jr. v. STATE of Tennessee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

August 27, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard D. Crotteau, James R. Buckner, Chattanooga, for petitioner.

Robert L. Jolley, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Nashville, William M. Leech, Jr., Atty. Gen., Nashville, of counsel, for respondent.


OPINION

BROCK, Chief Justice.

We granted certiorari review in this criminal case to determine whether the Court of Criminal Appeals erred in holding that the trial court did not commit reversible error in its instructions to the jury respecting the weight, if any, to be given to evidence that the defendant was found in possession of property recently stolen from the burglarized premises.

The trial judge charged the jury as follows:

"The...

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