Barrett v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Barrett v. State

77 S.E. 652, 12 Ga. App. 508, 1913 Ga. App. LEXIS 615

CourtCourt of Appeals of Georgia

DecidedMarch 18, 1913

Docket4587

StatusPublished

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Barrett v. State, 77 S.E. 652, 12 Ga. App. 508, 1913 Ga. App. LEXIS 615 (Ga. Ct. App. 1913).

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Russell, J.

There was not sufficient evidence of the corpus delicti to authorize 'the conviction of the accused, and no evidence to rebut the presumption that the burning was accidental; nor is there any evidence that the defendant was connected with the burning. The verdict of guilty was therefore unauthorized by law. Matthews v. State, 10 Ga. App. 302 (73 S. E. 404), and citations; Bines v. State, 118 Ga. 320 (45 S. E. 376, 68 L. R. A. 33), and citations. Judgment reversed.

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Russell, J.

There was not sufficient evidence of the corpus delicti to authorize 'the conviction of the accused, and no evidence to rebut the presumption that the burning was accidental; nor is there any evidence that the defendant was connected with the burning. The verdict of guilty was therefore unauthorized by law. Matthews v. State, 10 Ga. App. 302 (73 S. E. 404), and citations; Bines v. State, 118 Ga. 320 (45 S. E. 376, 68 L. R. A. 33), and citations. Judgment reversed.

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