Legal Opinion
Calloway v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided May 12, 1900PublishedCited by 10 opinions
Accusation of larceny. Before Judge Parks. City court of ' Dawson. March 19, 1900.
1Opinion of the CourtCobb, J.
While recent possession of stolen goods unexplained will justify a conviction for larceny, the mere possession of goods several months subsequent to the time they were alleged to have been stolen and a failure to satisfactorily account for such possession will not alone authorize a conviction.
Judgment reversed.
All the Justices concurring, except Fish, J., absent.
2Cited by10 opinions
- Wiley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1907
- Goen v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1919
- Shaneyfelt v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1919
- Mathis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1961
- Wakefield Alias Wingfield v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1947
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