State v. Fuller

Rhodes, Justice.

Appellant, Thomas Earl Fuller, having been convicted by a jury of housebreaking and grand larceny, was sentenced to fifteen (15) years imprisonment. This appeal alleges error on the part of the trial judge in denying a motion for continuance of the case and in charging that if one be found in possession of recently stolen goods the inference is created that he is the thief. We affirm.

Prior to the beginning of the trial on March 3, 1975, defense counsel moved for a continuance of the case on the ground that two essential defense witnesses were not present. Defense counsel…