State v. McDaniel
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The Supreme Court reversed the decision of a divided panel of the court of appeals vacating Defendant's convictions of felonious breaking and entering and felonious larceny, holding that the evidence presented at trial concerning Defendant's possession of allegedly stolen property was sufficient to support Defendant's conviction under the doctrine of recent possession.
Defendant's conviction was based on items not found in Defendant's possession from an earlier breaking and entering. At issue in this case was whether there was substantial evidence under the doctrine of recent possession that Defendant had the "power and intent to control the [stolen] goods" to the exclusion of others. The Supreme Court held that the evidence presented at trial constituted substantial evidence of the second prong under the doctrine of recent possession - exclusive possession - and therefore, the court of appeals majority erred in vacating Defendant's convictions.
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