Legal Opinion

Dalton v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 14, 1931No. 21000Published

1Opinion of the CourtBloodworth, J.

Defendants were convicted of larceny from the house, made a motion for a new_ trial, and, on its being overruled, filed a bill of exceptions. \

1. The only special ground of the motion for a new trial alleges that the court erred in charging the jury as follows: “The State insists that after the commission of the alleged crime these defendants were found in the recent possession of the goods alleged to have been stolen, and that that is a circumstance indicating guilt. I charge you that possession of goods recently stolen, unexplained to the reasonable satisfaction of the jury, is a…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Jordan v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1911
  2. Jester v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1918

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