State v. Murphy

McAllister, j.

The defendant, Bert William Murphy, was convicted in Klamath County of concealing stolen property and sentenced to four years in the custody of the Corrections Division, from which sentence he appeals.

The sole question raised on appeal is the sufficiency of the evidence to warrant a finding that defendant knew that the concealed property, a 12-gauge Winchester shotgun, was stolen.

Murphy was employed on the Brown Ranch near Bonanza. An adjoining ranch was owned by Neal Jones and his wife, with whom Murphy was acquainted. On October 8, 1967, Jones gave Murphy a ride home from…