Prather v. State

The defendant was convicted of the offense of stealing an automobile, his motion for a new trial was denied, and that judgment is assigned as error.

1. The undisputed evidence showed that the defendant was found in the possession of the stolen car a day or two after its theft, and that he made an incriminatory statement in which he admitted “getting the car.” The evidence as a whole amply authorized the verdict.

2. The evidence connecting the defendant with the offense charged not being wholly circumstantial, the court did not err in failing to charge the law of circumstantial evidence, in the…