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Davis v. State

111 S.E. 221, 28 Ga. App. 363, 1922 Ga. App. LEXIS 517
Procedural entryThis page is a short order in Davis v. State. Read the opinion of the Court — 25 Ga. App. 532 →
Court of Appeals of Georgia·Decided March 8, 1922·No. 13189·Published

Opinion

Luke, J.

The State depended upon circumstantial evidence to convict the defendant, and the evidence did not exclude every reasonable hypothesis save that of his guilt. The verdict of guilty was, therefore, unauthorized, and the court erred in overruling the motion for a new trial. Judgment reversed.

Broyles, C. J., and Bloodworth, J., concur. Gilbert c. Robinson, W. V. Harvard, for plaintiff in error. J. B. Wall, solicitor-general, contra.

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