State v. Causey

After waiving trial by jury, Audrey C. Causey was tried and convicted of theft of an outboard motor and boat of a value of $232.00. Defendant appeals his conviction and three year sentence to the Louisiana State Penitentiary

The prosecution, relying upon one of the presumptions in R.S. IS :432, “that the person in the unexplained possession of property recently stolen is the thief . . .,” adduced evidence to show that the stolen boat was in the yard of the house occupied by the defendant, and the stolen motor was found locked in the trunk of defendant’s automobile, parked at the same house.

The…