Legal Opinion

Dawson v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 13, 1959No. 37547PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Townsend, Judge.

1. Although goods burglarized from a store building have no particular marks for identification, the coincidence of their correspondence in quantity, variety, and brand with those found in the defendant’s recent possession may, with other evidence, constitute sufficient identification of the stolen property. Jordan v. State, 119 Ga. 443 (2) (46 S. E. 679).

2. “There was no burden on the State to prove that all of the articles alleged to have been taken from the storehouse were taken. It is sufficient that the State prove the breaking and entering by the defendant and his…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Jordan v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
  2. Bennett v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1922
  3. Duke v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1957

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. State v. PonthierIdaho Supreme Court · 1969
  2. Hudson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
  3. Richardson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1966
  4. Jackson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1965
  5. Rutledge v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977

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