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Amason v. State

99 S.E. 631, 23 Ga. App. 784, 1919 Ga. App. LEXIS 347
CourtCourt of Appeals of Georgia
DecidedJune 9, 1919
Docket10367
StatusPublished
Cited by1 cases

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Amason v. State, 99 S.E. 631, 23 Ga. App. 784, 1919 Ga. App. LEXIS 347 (Ga. Ct. App. 1919).

Opinion

Broyles, P. J.

The conviction of the accused depended wholly upon circumstantial evidence. The court therefore erred in failing, even in the absence of a timely written request, to charge the law of circumstantial • evidence. While “it is immaterial what language is employed to convey this instruction” (Mangum v. State, 5 Ga. App. 445, 63 8. E. 543; Bush v. State,: 23 Ga. App. 126, 97 S. E. 554), there was no language in the charge in the instant case which sufficiently presented it. Because of this error a new trial is required.

Judgment reversed.

Bloodworth and Stephens,.JJ., concur.

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