State v. Hoshaw
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendant from an order of the district court for Ramsey county, Bunn, J., denying a motion for a new trial, after a trial and conviction of the crime of grand larceny in the second degree.
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
Appellant was indicted for the crime of grand larceny in the second degree, it being charged that he stole and carried from and out of the barn of one B. Zohn a horse, of the value of $90. Upon the trial the defense was made that appellant found the horse on one of the streets in the city of St. Paul, and turned it over to a third party with the understanding that it would be delivered to the owner, if found. The court instructed the jury that the possession by appellant, under the circumstances, was prima facie evidence of guilt, unless accounted for by a reasonable explanation.
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2Cases cited3 opinions
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