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Murray v. State

61 S.E. 741, 4 Ga. App. 450, 1908 Ga. App. LEXIS 435
Procedural entryThis page is a short order in Murray v. State. Read the opinion of the Court — 2 Ga. App. 620 →
Court of Appeals of Georgia·Decided June 18, 1908·No. 1144·Published

Opinion

Powell, J.

In a prosecution for receiving stolen goods, proof of guilty knowledge on the part of the defendant in receiving the goods is an essential to a lawful conviction. There is a fatal lack of proof of the scienter in the present case. See Sanford v. State, ante, 449.

Judgment reversed.

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