Minor v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the CourtBroyles, C. J.
1. “The corpus delicti of a larceny may be proved by circumstantial evidence.” Ray v. State, 4 Ga. App. 67 (2) (60 S. E. 816). In the instant case the corpus delicti of the larceny charged was sufficiently proved by the evidence adduced.
2. “Whether an explanation which the accused makes of his possession of property recently stolen is consistent with his innocence is exclusively a question of fact for determination by the jury, and this court has no right to interfere with that determination, unless it is wholly unsupported by the evidence, or by any reasonable theory deducible therefrom.”…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Ray v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1908
- Jordan v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1911
- Jester v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1918
- Chafin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1930
3Cited by1 opinion
- Frashier v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1962