Stripland v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Stripland v. State

40 S.E. 993, 114 Ga. 843, 1902 Ga. LEXIS 809

CourtSupreme Court of Georgia

DecidedMarch 11, 1902

StatusPublished

Cited by13 cases

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Stripland v. State, 40 S.E. 993, 114 Ga. 843, 1902 Ga. LEXIS 809 (Ga. 1902).

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Opinion

Cobb, J.

1. The accused being indicted for receiving stolen goods, and the evidence being insufficient to show beyond a reasonable doubt that at the time of the reception of the goods he knew they had been stolen, his conviction was not warranted, and a new trial should have been granted.

2. While in order to convict one of the offense of receiving stolen goods the guilt of the principal must be shown (Edwards v. State, 80 Ga. 127), the record of the conviction and sentence of the principal is prima facie evidence of his guilt, and places the onus upon the accused of showing that he was not properly convicted. Anderson v. State, 63 Ga. 675 (3); Coxwell v. State, 66 Ga. 310 (3).

Jxidgment reversed.

All the Justices concuiring, except Little, J., absent.

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