Rogers v. State

Marshall, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of criminal use of an article with an altered identification mark (Ga. L. 1974, p. 434 (Code Ann. § 26-1506)), and sentenced to confinement for five years (30 days in a correctional institute, and the remainder on probation) and a fine of $450. He appeals on the ground that the evidence is insufficient to support the verdict.

The evidence at trial showed that the Gwinnett County Police Department, while executing a search warrant of appellant’s house, found a .32 caliber pistol in a shoulder holster hanging on the wall in a bedroom closet. The butt end…