James v. State

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Defendant was indicted for the offense of theft by receiving stolen property, a certain Chevrolet automobile (new), being the property of Hassett-Dearing Chevrolet Co., Inc., and alleging that the defendant knew or should have known the property was stolen and that he received it without intent to restore it to the owner. He was convicted and sentenced to serve a term of seven years. A motion for a new trial was filed and denied, and defendant appeals. Held:

1. Unexplained possession of recently stolen property can be used in conjunction with other evidence to infer…