Can a defendant be found guilty of possession of property that was stolen after the crime has been committed?

(In re Anthony J. (2004) 117 Cal.App.4th 718, 728.) Furthermore, "knowing possession by a defendant of recently stolen property raises a strong inference of the other element of the crime: the defendant's knowledge of the tainted nature of the property. This inference is so substantial that only 'slight' additional corroborating evidence need be adduced in order to permit a finding of guilty." (People v. Anderson (1989) 210 Cal.App.3d 414, 421.) "Catching a defendant with the goods in possession shortly after a theft rationally suggests a connection to and knowledge of the crime; while the passage of a long period between the theft and the defendant's possession of the stolen property weakens any inference of guilty knowledge." (Ibid.)

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