State v. Thomas

CROCKETT, Justice.

Defendant appeals from a conviction of burglary in the third degree. The two questions posed which are of sufficient importance to notice herein are:(1) Defendant’s contention that the court should have ruled as a matter of law that he gave a “satisfactory explanation” of his possession of recently stolen property; and(2) His charge that the district attorney was guilty of prejudicial misconduct in threatening and coercing a defense witness.

We recognize the correctness of the defendant’s assertion that mere possession of recently stolen property, if not coupled with other…