Flamer v. State

HERRMANN, Justice.

This appeal presents the question of whether the joint possession of recently stolen goods by several persons permits a presumption of guilt as to one.

The defendant Floyd Flamer appeals from conviction by a jury on two charges of burglary and two charges of conspiracy with Howard Warner and Frank Glaze, Jr. to commit the burglaries.

The State’s evidence established the following facts:

On April 30, 1964, at about 12:45 P.M. a man stopped at the home of Joseph Beck, located in a rural area, and asked for directions. Beck observed two other men waiting in the inquirer’s…