STATE v. VONCANNON

No. 29.

276 S.E.2d 370 (1981)

STATE of North Carolina v. James Curtis VONCANNON.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

April 7, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rufus L. Edmisten, Atty. Gen. by John R. B. Matthis, Sp. Deputy Atty. Gen., and Acie L. Ward, Asst. Atty. Gen., Raleigh, for the State.

Joe D. Floyd and David K. Rosenblutt, High Point, for defendant.


BRANCH, Chief Justice.

Defendant first contends that the Court of Appeals erred by affirming the trial judge's denial of defendant's motion to dismiss. The State relied exclusively on the doctrine of recent possession of stolen goods. Defendant, however, argues that the record contains no direct evidence of possession by defendant. He concludes that the doctrine of recent possession cannot be the basis of a conviction of larceny without direct evidence of possession...

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