{"id":573987,"date":"2021-05-27T23:52:07","date_gmt":"2021-05-28T03:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dannygloverlawfirm.com\/blog\/?p=573987"},"modified":"2021-05-27T23:54:22","modified_gmt":"2021-05-28T03:54:22","slug":"what-is-the-doctrine-of-recent-possession","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dannygloverlawfirm.com\/blog\/what-is-the-doctrine-of-recent-possession\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the Doctrine of Recent Possession?\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Doctrine of Recent Possession in North Carolina can be a bit confusing.\u00a0Generally, it refers to the <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-573992 lazyload\" src=\"\/jshared\/img\/icons\/spinner.svg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dannygloverlawfirm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/doctrine-of-recent-possession-in-NC-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"doctrine of recent possession in NC\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dannygloverlawfirm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/doctrine-of-recent-possession-in-NC-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dannygloverlawfirm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/doctrine-of-recent-possession-in-NC-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dannygloverlawfirm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/doctrine-of-recent-possession-in-NC-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.dannygloverlawfirm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/doctrine-of-recent-possession-in-NC.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>possession of recently stolen property.<\/p>\n<p>Historically, in the United States, such possession and the \u201cdoctrine\u201d may prove relevant to determining the\u00a0<em>mens\u00a0rea<\/em>\u00a0or the \u201cevil mind.\u201d\u00a0It is an inference of guilt, proving criminal conduct.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes people charged with a crime are caught \u201cred-handed.\u201d\u00a0Other times, allegations of criminal wrongdoing may be supported by what defense lawyers may refer to as\u00a0<em>circumstantial evidence.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dannygloverlawfirm.com\/blog\/what-is-the-doctrine-of-recent-possession\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading What is the Doctrine of Recent Possession?\u00a0\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Doctrine of Recent Possession in North Carolina can be a bit confusing.\u00a0Generally, it refers to the possession of recently stolen property. 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