Is possession of stolen property sufficient to support a burglary conviction?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Mireles, F077349 (Cal. App. 2020):
The mere possession of stolen property will not alone support a conviction for theft of property; however, the possession of recently stolen property is so incriminating that only slight additional evidence is necessary to sustain a burglary conviction. The jury determines, in light of all the evidence, whether or not such an inference should be drawn. (People v. McFarland (1962) 58 Cal.2d 748, 754-755.)
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