STATE v. HANKERSON

No. 81-1399.

70 Ohio St. 2d 87 (1982)

THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLEE, v. HANKERSON ET AL., APPELLANTS.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided May 19, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Simon L. Leis, Jr., prosecuting attorney, Mr. Christian J. Schaefer and Mr. Leo Hildebrandt, for appellee.

Mr. H. Fred Hoefle, for appellants.


SWEENEY, J.

In State v. Wolery (1976), 46 Ohio St.2d 316, this court acknowledged the prevailing rule that actual physical possession of stolen property is not a requisite of the offense of receiving stolen property, but that a conviction may be based on the accused's constructive possession of the property. Constructive possession exists when an individual exercises...

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