Wright v. State

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

The defendant, indicted for burglary, was convicted by the jury of theft by receiving stolen property as a lesser included offense. He appeals, enumerating as error “[t]he trial court’s charge to the jury that it could convict the defendant of theft by receiving stolen goods as a lesser included offense of burglary,” contending the same constituted prejudicial error. Held:

It is noted here that the defendant made several written requests as to theft by receiving stolen property. Now he contends the court erred by charging the law of theft by receiving stolen property.…