Johnson v. State

Miller, Chief Judge.

A Henry County jury convicted Stacey Wayne Johnson of one count of burglary (OCGA § 16-7-1) and one count of forgery in the first degree (OCGA § 16-9-1). Johnson appeals from the trial court’s order denying his motion for a new trial, arguing that the trial court erred in charging the jury on recent possession of stolen property. Discerning no error, we affirm.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict (Drammeh v. State, 285 Ga. App. 545, 546 (1) (646 SE2d 742) (2007)), the record shows that on the morning of November 29, 2005, Randall Williams left his Henry…