State v. Beeman

— Appellant seeks to reverse this case upon the insufficiency of the evidence to sustain the verdict, and *558upon the ground of newly discovered evidence. In his brief he lays down the premise that the unexplained possession of property recently stolen is insufficient to justify a conviction, citing the several decisions of this court to that effect. It will be borne in mind that appellant was charged with the crime of burglary, the gist of which is a breaking and entering with intent to commit a misdemeanor or felony. In such cases the rule is that the mere possession of stolen property without…