Franklin v. State

Carlisle, Judge.

1. In the trial of one charged with the offense of receiving stolen goods, it was not error for the trial court to charge the jury the provisions of Code § 26-2620 defining the offense with which the defendant was charged, and in immediate connection therewith read to them also the provisions of Code § 26-604, which defines an “accessory after the fact.” In so charging the jury the court did not mislead them as to what offense the defendant was charged with, or as to the facts they would have to find in order to find the defendant guilty. The jury could not well have…