Hawkins v. State

(After stating the foregoing facts.) As the conviction in this case depends largely upon the evidence produced at the trial relating to the recent possession by the defendant of the stolen property, the general grounds of the amended motion will be considered in relation to special ground four, which assigns error upon the following charge of the trial court: “The court charges you further in this connection that the recent possession of property under such circumstances would raise the presumption of guilt of the defendant and unless such recent possession be satisfactorily explained, the…