CARPENTER v. STATE

62371.

160 Ga. App. 94 (1981)

286 S.E.2d 329

CARPENTER v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided October 19, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William W. Keith III, for appellant.

Stephen A. Williams, District Attorney, Michael C. Cherof, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.


POPE, Judge.

Lucy Lee Carpenter was convicted of three counts of burglary. Her sole enumeration on appeal cites as error the trial court's charge as to an explanation of her recent possession of stolen property. She contends that the charge was impermissibly burden-shifting because she did not, in fact, testify in her own behalf and because the trial court did not charge the jury that her failure to testify could not be used by them as an inference of guilt.

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