Case Name: GAY et al. v. THE STATE
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1926-03-02
Citations: 35 Ga. App. 165
Docket Number: 16924
Parties: GAY et al. v. THE STATE.
Judges: Broyles, C. J., and Bloodworih, J., concur.
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 35
Pages: 165–166

Head Matter:
16924.
GAY et al. v. THE STATE.
Decided March 2, 1926.
James L. Bowling, for plaintiff in error.
Clifford B. Hay, solicitor-general, contra.

Opinion:
Luke, J.
The defendants in this case were indicted for the offense of larceny. The State's case depended for a conviction upon proof of recent possession of the articles stolen by the defendants. The court failed to submit to the jury the question •whether the explanation offered by the defendants of their possession of the goods was reasonable and satisfactory. Error is assigned by the defendants upon the court's failure so to charge. Under the rulings of this court and of the Supreme Court a reversal, of the judgment overruling the motion for a new trial necessarily follows.
Judgment reversed.
Broyles, C. J., and Bloodworih, J., concur.