Perry v. State

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

The defendant appeals from his conviction of theft by receiving stolen property. Held:

In his only enumeration of error the defendant challenges his

Decided September 12, 1986. H. Haywood Turner III, for appellant. William J. Smith, District Attorney, Michael D. Reynolds, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.

conviction asserting the general grounds. “Mere proof of possession, even though in the absence of an explanation, is not enough evidence to support a verdict of guilty [of theft by receiving stolen property], but such possession, coupled with facts and…