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Haugabrook v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia
Apr 27, 1977
235 S.E.2d 385 (Ga. 1977)

Opinion

32299.

SUBMITTED APRIL 2, 1977.

DECIDED APRIL 27, 1977.

Certiorari to the Court of Appeals of Georgia — 141 Ga. App. 511.

Roberts, Roberts Rainwater, Lawrence W. Roberts, for appellant.

D. E. Turk, District Attorney, for appellee.


We granted certiorari because of the holding by the Court of Appeals in Haugabrook v. State, 141 Ga. App. 511 (1977), that "the law is well established to the effect that one found in possession of recently stolen property has the burden of explaining that possession." Since we recently considered this issue in Parrish v. Hopper, 238 Ga. 468 ( 233 S.E.2d 161) (1977), we vacate the Court of Appeals opinion and remand this case for further consideration in light of Parrish. Judgment vacated and remanded. All the Justices concur, except Nichols, C. J., and Undercofler, P. J., who dissent. Bowles, J., not participating.


SUBMITTED APRIL 2, 1977 — DECIDED APRIL 27, 1977.


Summaries of

Haugabrook v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia
Apr 27, 1977
235 S.E.2d 385 (Ga. 1977)
Case details for

Haugabrook v. State

Case Details

Full title:HAUGABROOK v. THE STATE

Court:Supreme Court of Georgia

Date published: Apr 27, 1977

Citations

235 S.E.2d 385 (Ga. 1977)
238 Ga. 722

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