Wells v. State

ANDREWS, Presiding Judge.

Jerome Wells was found guilty by a jury of theft by receiving stolen property (a stolen handgun), and in a subsequent bifurcated proceeding, was found guilty by the same jury of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. For the following reasons, we reverse the conviction for theft by receiving and affirm the conviction for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

1. Wells claims that the State failed to produce evidence sufficient to show that he knew the handgun in his possession was stolen.

Under OCGA§ 16-8-7 (a), “[a] person commits the offense of theft by…