context: As the district court pointed out, there was the testimony of several people at trial and there was physical evidence to tie Jackson to the crime. The jury was properly given the task of weighing all the evidence and reaching a verdict. Furthermore, past Arkansas cases do not clearly indicate that the accomplice testimony in this case was insufficiently corroborated so as to preclude the trial court judge from submitting this case to the jury.
citation_a.signal: but see
citation_a.identifier: 542 S.W.2d 755, 758
citation_a.parenthetical: holding possession alone cannot sufficiently corroborate the testimony of an accomplice when the stolen property was not sufficiently identified at trial
citation_a.sentence: But see Olles v. State, 260 Ark. 571, 542 S.W.2d 755, 758 (1976) (holding possession alone cannot sufficiently corroborate the testimony of an accomplice when the stolen property was not sufficiently identified at trial), overruled on other grounds by White v. State, 290 Ark. 130, 717 S.W.2d 784 (1986); Cockrell v. State, 256 Ark. 19, 505 S.W.2d 204, 206 (1974) (holding recovery of stolen guns from trunk of accused’s car was insufficient corroboration of testimony of accomplice who lived with accused and used his car).
citation_b.signal: see
citation_b.parenthetical: holding proof of possession of stolen goods is sufficient evidence to sustain conviction for theft
citation_b.sentence: See, e.g., Johnson v. State, 6 Ark.App. 78, 638 S.W.2d 686, 690 (1982) (holding proof of possession of stolen goods is sufficient evidence to sustain conviction for theft); Paladino v. State, 2 Ark.App. 234, 619 S.W.2d 693, 695 (1981) (same).