Supreme Court of Florida, 1944

Boggs v. State

Boggs v. State
Supreme Court of Florida · Decided February 15, 1944 · Buford, Terrell, Thomas, Adams, Sebring, Brown, Chapman
17 So. 2d 394; 154 Fla. 180; 1944 Fla. LEXIS 649 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Boggs v. State

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM:

Affirmed.

BUFORD, C. J., concurs specially. ' TERRELL, THOMAS, ADAMS and SEBRING, JJ., concur. BROWN and CHAPMAN, JJ., dissent.

Concurring Opinion

BUFORD, C. J.,

concurring specially:

My first impression was that evidence was insufficient to support conviction but careful perusal of evidence shows that accused was apprehended while exercising possession of stolen property and he gave no reasonable explanation for the possession of the stolen property and, therefore, the presumption of guilty knowledge applies and this presumption is not overcome by evidence sufficient to warrant reversal. Therefore, judgment should be affirmed.

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