Case Name: PEACOCK v. THE STATE
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1974-04-22
Citations: 131 Ga. App. 651
Docket Number: 49190
Parties: PEACOCK v. THE STATE.
Judges: Bell, C. J., and Clark, J, concur.
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 131
Pages: 651–651

Head Matter:
49190.
PEACOCK v. THE STATE.
Submitted April 1, 1974
Decided April 22, 1974.
Phillip R. West, for appellant.
Albert D. Mullís, District Attorney, for appellee.

Opinion:
Quillian, Judge.
The defendant was tried and convicted of theft by taking. An appeal based upon the general grounds was filed and the case is here for review. Held:
Recent possession of stolen goods without a reasonable explanation thereof will authorize a conviction of theft by taking. Voyles v. State, 115 Ga. App. 690 (155 SE2d 710). In the case sub judice it was a question for the jury whether the appellant's explanation of his possession of the property was satisfactory. Coley v. State, 41 Ga. App. 620 (2) (154 SE 203); Chubbs v. State, 204 Ga. 762 (1) (51 SE2d 851).
Judgment affirmed.
Bell, C. J., and Clark, J, concur.