State v. Guppy

The respondent, Harold C. Guppy, Jr., was charged with receiving stolen property in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 2561, having a value in excess of $100.00. A jury trial was held on August 11 and 12,1970, in Vermont District Court, Unit No. 6, Windham Circuit, and a verdict of guilty was rendered. The respondent has taken a timely appeal to this Court claiming error on the part of the trial court in failing to grant the respondent’s motion for a directed verdict of acquittal, based upon three grounds :

A. State failed to prove that the respondent received the stolen goods.

B. The State failed to…