State v. Leigh

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Hoch, J.:

Appellant was convicted of stealing an automobile. Upon appeal he contends that the evidence was insufficient to support a verdict of guilty; that the trial court gave an erroneous instruction to the effect that unexplained possession of stolen property constitutes prima facie evidence of guilt; and that in view of the showing made, the court abused it discretion in denying his petition for a rehearing on the motion for new trial.

In an information filed on January 12, 1948, the defendant Lorraine Leigh was charged with the theft in Allen…