Peacock v. State, 49190
| Decision Date | 22 April 1974 |
| Docket Number | No. 1,No. 49190,49190,1 |
| Citation | 206 S.E.2d 582,131 Ga.App. 651 |
| Parties | Donnie PEACOCK v. The STATE |
| Court | Georgia Court of Appeals |
Phillip R. West, Eastman, for appellant.
Albert D. Mullis, Dist. Atty., Eastman, for appellee.
Syllabus Opinion by the Court
The defendant was tried and convicted of theft by taking. An appeal based upon the general grounds was filed and the case is here for review. Held:
Recent possession of stolen goods without a reasonable explanation thereof will authorize a conviction of theft by taking. Voyles v. State, 115 Ga.App. 690, 155 S.E.2d 710. In the case sub judice it was a question for the jury whether the appellant's explanation of his possession of the property was satisfactory. Coley v. State, 41 Ga.App. 620(2), 154 S.E. 203; Chubbs v. State, 204 Ga. 762(1), 51 S.E.2d 851.
Judgment affirmed.
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