288 Ga. App. 550 - Chambers v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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16 state decisions

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1. “Evidence of recent, unexplained possession of stolen goods may be sufficient to give rise to an inference that the defendant committed the burglary. [Moreover, in this case,] the strong inference of guilt arising from possession within hours of the theft (the nearer the possession to the time of the theft, the stronger will be the inference of guilt) was compounded by the manner in which [the defendant] disposed of the goods, namely pawning them within hours of the theft.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. HARVEY v. the STATE.

2. “[o]nce it is shown that goods were stolen in a burglary, absence of or unsatisfactory explanation of the possession of the goods will support a conviction for burglary based upon recent possession of the stolen goods. Whether a defendant’s explanation of possession is satisfactory is a question for the jury. . . .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 297 Ga. App. 341 - Johnson v. State