Inference Of Guilty Knowledge From Possession Of Recently Stolen Property

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• LEE v. United States
  363 F.2d 469· 8th Cir.· 1966-07-21 ·cited 56×
  The court held that the warrantless arrest and search of the defendant were lawful because they were based on probable cause, and the jury instruction regarding the inference of guilty knowledge from possession of recently stolen property was proper.
• United States v. Stanley
  433 F.2d 637· 5th Cir.· 1970-10-27 ·cited 26×
  The court held that the government presented sufficient evidence to support the conviction and that the trial court's jury charge regarding punishment was not reversible error.
• Ashley v. United States
  413 F.2d 249· 5th Cir.· 1969-06-26 ·cited 18×
  The court held that the admission of a police report based on hearsay was sufficiently corroborated by business records, and the jury instruction regarding unexplained possession of recently stolen property was proper.
• Bertone v. State
  870 So. 2d 923· Fla. 4th DCA· 2004-04-21 ·cited 14×
  Salvatore Bertone was convicted of dealing in stolen property after pawning two DeWalt saws that belonged to a friend. The Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal reversed the conviction, holding that the circumstantial evidence of possession, without additional incriminating fac
• Kinnon v. State
  439 So. 2d 958· Fla. 3d DCA· 1983-10-18 ·cited 8×
  The court held that the prosecutor's argument, when viewed in context, did not improperly comment on the defendant's Fifth Amendment right to remain silent.
• United States v. Bradley
  447 F.2d 657· 3d Cir.· 1971-08-26 ·cited 8×
  The court held that there was sufficient evidence to convict the appellant as an aider and abettor and that any error in jury instructions regarding constructive possession was harmless.
• United States v. Brocato
  437 F.2d 1157· 8th Cir.· 1971-02-26 ·cited 6×
  The court held that the evidence was sufficient to show possession of stolen property and that the jury instruction allowing inference of guilty knowledge from possession of recently stolen property was proper.
• United States v. Jones
  434 F.2d 232· 5th Cir.· 1970-11-30 ·cited 6×
  The court held that the government's evidence was sufficient to sustain the jury's verdict of guilty knowledge and that the admission of certain documentary evidence was not reversible error.
• C.T. v. State
  238 So. 3d 857· Fla. 3d DCA· 2017-11-29 ·cited 4×
  C.T., a juvenile, was found delinquent for grand theft of a motor vehicle based on the statutory inference of guilty knowledge under Florida Statutes § 812.022(2). The Florida District Court of Appeal, Third District, reversed because the State failed to present sufficient eviden
• J.H. v. State
  868 So. 2d 1237· Fla. 4th DCA· 2004-03-24 ·cited 2×
  The court held that an unrefuted, exculpatory, and reasonable explanation for possessing recently stolen property dispels the statutory inference of guilty knowledge, rendering the evidence legally insufficient for a conviction.
• United States v. Murphy
  703 F.2d 1335· 5th Cir.· 1983-04-04 ·cited 2×
  The court held that the defendant's arguments regarding improper joinder, admission of unindicted criminal activity, and insufficiency of evidence lacked merit.