McLean v. State

McMurray, Judge.

Defendant was convicted of theft by taking and sentenced to serve a term of three years. Motion for new trial was filed and denied. Defendant appeals. Held:

1. Whether the inference of guilt should arise from recent possession of stolen goods is a question for the jury. Coe v. State, 37 Ga. App. 82 (138 SE 919); Shaneyfelt v. State, 24 Ga. App. 555 (2) (101 SE 592).

2. The first three enumerations are concerned with the sufficiency of the evidence and whether or not same was sufficient to exclude every other reasonable hypothesis save the guilt of the defendant. The state proved…