Barfield v. State

Deen, Presiding Judge.

Bobby L. Barfield brings this appeal from his conviction for theft by receiving stolen property.

1. Appellant cites as error the trial court’s charge to the jury: ". . . you would be authorized to determine whether the suspicions of a reasonable person would have been excited as a result of these circumstances, and if you should so find, you would be authorized to thus imply knowledge on the part of the Defendant that the property alleged to have been received, disposed of or retained by the defendant was, in fact, stolen.” This portion of the charge is taken out of…