State v. Burnette

CARSON, Judge.

The defendant was charged with the offense of receiving stolen goods in violation of G.S. 14-71. The elements of this offense are that the goods are stolen by someone other than the defendant, that the defendant receives the goods knowing them to have been stolen, and that he continues such possession with a dishonest purpose. State v. Muse, 280 N.C. 31, 185 S.E. 2d 214 (1971) ; State v. Grant, 17 N.C. App. 15, 193 S.E. 2d 308 (1972). Considering all the evidence in the light most favorable to the State, the defendant could be shown to have possessed the stolen rings on 26…