Georgia Court of Appeals, 1911

Rayfield v. State

Rayfield v. State
Georgia Court of Appeals · Decided November 7, 1911 · Russell
10 Ga. App. 48; 72 S.E. 515; 1911 Ga. App. LEXIS 642

Rayfield v. State

Opinion of the Court

Russell, J.

Where the undisputed evidence shows that the defendant was in possession of the stolen goods on the very night of the burglary, it is not prejudicial error requiring a new trial that the judge, in charging the jury as to the presumption raised from such possession, left out the word “recent.” The error in the charge was immaterial, and harmless as to the defendant.

2. The testimony of the accomplice was fully corroborated, and the verdict of guilty authorized. Judgment affirmed.

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