Stocks v. State

Deen, Judge.

Recent possession of stolen goods unexplained to the satisfaction of the jury and especially when accompanied by false statements as to the person from whom received, authorizes a conviction of larceny. Scott v. State, 119 Ga. 425 (46 SE 637). Each count of this indictment was supported by evidence.

The State tendered in evidence over objection convictions of one Fred Wyatt for the following offenses: misdemeanor, 1956; robbery, 1956; larceny of automobile, 1956; robbery, 1967. Wyatt was neither a co-indictee nor a witness in the case but remains a shadowy figure on the periphery…