People v. Collier

SMITH, Judge.

The defendant, John Collier, appeals from a judgment of conviction entered on a jury verdict finding him guilty of seven courts of second degree burglary, three counts of theft, and three counts of crimi*696nal mischief. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

The defendant’s principal contention is that the trial court erred in its instruction to the jury on the permissible inference of guilt that could be drawn from the defendant’s alleged unexplained possession of recently stolen property. We agree.

The prosecution’s evidence established that during February, March, and April of…