Gibbs v. State

HERRMANN, Justice:

This appeal from a conviction of grand larceny involves the rule permitting an inference * of guilt from possession of recently stolen goods.

The defendant was arrested at about 1:00 a. m. for driving an unsafe automobile with expired tags and without a proper operator’s license. The police officer saw three new tires on the hack seat of the car with dealer sticker affixed. Upon the officer’s request, the defendant produced the key to the trunk where the officer found six more new tires with dealer stickers attached. The nine tires were of the same makes and sizes as had been…