Opinion
49190.
SUBMITTED APRIL 1, 1974.
DECIDED APRIL 22, 1974.
Theft by taking. Dodge Superior Court. Before Judge O'Connor.
Phillip R. West, for appellant.
Albert D. Mullis, District Attorney, for appellee.
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 S.E.2d 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 S.E. 203); Chubbs v. State, 204 Ga. 762 (1) ( 51 S.E.2d 851).
Judgment affirmed. Bell, C. J., and Clark, J., concur.