Campbell v. State

Almand, Chief Justice.

William B. Campbell appeals his conviction on a charge of receiving and possessing stolen property. Information was received by the Macon police from a neighbor of Campbell’s, one H. C. Walker, that some rifles were seen carried into Campbell’s apartment, the morning after similar rifles were stolen from J. C. Penney’s. The Macon police had earlier received a letter from the Columbus Police Department saying that Campbell was known to receive stolen property.

Walker also said that shortly before or after this episode he saw two men and a woman, who were acting…