Is possession of property stolen sufficient to sustain a conviction?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from D.M.G., In re, 120 Cal.App.3d 218, 174 Cal.Rptr. 557 (Cal. App. 1981):

However, "(p)ossession alone of property stolen in a burglary is not of itself sufficient to sustain the possessor's conviction of that burglary. There must be corroborating evidence of acts, conduct, or declarations of the accused tending to show his guilt." (People v. Citrino (1956) 46 Cal.2d 284, 288, 294 P.2d 32.)

[120 Cal.App.3d 228] In People v. Harris, supra, 266 Cal.App.2d 426, 427-428, 72 Cal.Rptr. 423, this court stated the rule upon which respondent relies:

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