Buford v. State

(after stating the facts as above). The sole assignment of error is that the evidence is insufficient to sustain the verdict and judgment. For such reason we have considered it advisable to quote copiously from the testimony given by the witnesses for both the state and the defendant.

Counsel for defendant contend that the circumstances of recent possession, coupled with an untruthful statement or an evasive statement by defendant of the length of time he had been in possession of the stolen property, should not have resulted in his conviction.

We believe counsel overlooked other incriminating…