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Buttrum v. State

174 S.E. 214, 49 Ga. App. 79, 1934 Ga. App. LEXIS 265
CourtCourt of Appeals of Georgia
DecidedApril 5, 1934
Docket23852
StatusPublished
Cited by1 cases

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Buttrum v. State, 174 S.E. 214, 49 Ga. App. 79, 1934 Ga. App. LEXIS 265 (Ga. Ct. App. 1934).

Opinion

Broyles, O. J.

The defendant was convicted of possessing whisky. The evidence tending to connect her with that offense was wholly circumstantial and was insufficient to exclude every reasonable hypothesis save that of her guilt. Furthermore, the uncontradicted testimony of an un-‘ impeached witness for the defense strongly tended to establish her innocence. It follows that the refusal to grant her a new trial was error.

Judgment reversed.

MacIntyre and Querry, JJ., concur. Porter ,& Mebcme, for plaintiff in error. James F. Kelly, solicitor-general, J. Ralph Rosser, contra.

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