Stewart v. State

There was ample evidence to establish the fact of the larceny from the house, and direct proof that recently thereafter the stolen goods were found in the possession of the defendant, who made various conflicting statements to explain his possession of the goods. The corpus delicti being clearly proved, the recent possession of stolen property, coupled with a false statement as to the person from whom the defendant obtained it, is sufficient to make out a prima facie case of larceny. Scott v. State, 119 Ga. 425 (46 S. E. 637); Stafford v. State, 121 Ga. 169 (48 S. E. 903). Whether a…