Reese v. State

Deen, Judge.

Knowledge that the goods in question were *526stolen is an essential element of the crime of receiving stolen goods. Sampson v. State, 60 Ga. App. 512 (4 SE2d 290). It may, however, be inferred from circumstances which would lead a reasonable person to believe that the goods found in his possession were in fact stolen. Birdsong v. State, 120 Ga. 850 (48 SE 329). In assessing the defendant’s unsworn statement, the jury may believe it in part and disbelieve it in part (Beatty v. State, 54 Ga. App. 280 (1) (187 SE 686)). The evidence here demanded a finding that the feed which the…