State v. Silvers

Ott, J. —

October 13, 1965, a warrant was issued to search the residence of James T. Silvers for the following items alleged to have been stolen: One 300 Savage rifle; one Silvertone portable stereo record player; and one Admiral 11-inch portable television set. When the premises were searched, the rifle and the portable stereo were found. One of the officers noted a new Philco television set and asked Mr. Silvers if it was stolen property. Mr. Silvers said that he did not know, and reached behind the set, took from it the identification tag and gave the tag to the officer, saying: “Take this…