Brooks v. State

Townsend, Judge.

As to venue, the automobile was stolen in Fulton County, the defendant lived in Fulton County, and he was seen driving it in Fulton County within a few hours after the burglary. Venue may be proved by circumstantial evidence, and when there is nothing in the record to raise an inference to the contrary, slight circumstances may be sufficient to prove this element of the offense. Hammond v. State, 88 Ga. App. 804 (77 S. E. 2d 836); Stanley v. State, 94 Ga. App. 737 (2) (96 S. E. 2d 195). The evidence was sufficient to authorize the jury to find that the stolen goods had been…