Higginbotham v. State

Eberhardt, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction and sentence for theft by receiving stolen goods. Held:

1. The evidence was sufficient to sustain the conviction, and the general grounds of the motion for new trial are without merit.

2. It was not error to refuse to allow appellant’s counsel to read to the jury portions of Shropshire v. State, 81 Ga. 589, 592 (8 SE 450) concerning the character of one accused of robbery. At no time during the trial was appellant’s character placed in issue, and the portion of the case sought to be read from was not germane to the issues being…