Gomez v. State

Citations

• 15 Tex. Ct. App. 64
• 1883 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 75

Syllabus

<p>Possession op Recently Stolen Property—Charge op the Court.— While the statute provides that possession of an animal recently stolen, without a written bill of sale specifically describing the animal, shall be deemed prima facie evidence of illegal possession,-it is error to so charge in the abstract. The trial court should instruct the jury that, though the failure to produce a written conveyance is prima faoie evidence of illegal possession, yet it is not conclusive, and may be rebutted by competent evidence.</p>