Gamblin v. State

(After stating the foregoing facts.) It is alleged in the motion for a new trial and argued in the brief of counsel that the venue was not proved; and for this reason a new trial is urged. Under the laws of Georgia, receiving stolen goods, *52knowing them to have been stolen, is a distinct offense and punishable as such. In Pat v. State, 116 Ga. 93 (2) (42 S. E. 390), the Supreme Court said: “The gist of the offense of receiving stolen goods knowing them to have been stolen is the felonious knowledge that the goods were stolen; and to constitute the offense, the person receiving the goods must…