Georgia Court of Appeals, 1915

Hawkins v. State

Hawkins v. State
Georgia Court of Appeals · Decided October 29, 1915 · Russell
17 Ga. App. 315; 86 S.E. 735; 1915 Ga. App. LEXIS 375

Hawkins v. State

Opinion of the Court

Russell, C. J.

1. Prima facie the term “recently” imports reference to a transaction in the immediate past. Consequently, proof that a store was recently burglarized must, in the absence of any further inquiry, or any other testimony upon that point, be held to refer to a point of time within four years, the period within which prosecutions for burglary must be instituted.

2. The evidence authorized the verdict, and there was no error in overruling the motion for a new trial. Judgment affirmed.

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