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Gaither v. State

45 S.E. 973, 119 Ga. 118, 1903 Ga. LEXIS 54
Supreme Court of Georgia·Decided December 8, 1903·Published·Cited by 4 cases

Opinion

Turner, J.

Where the evidence fails to prove the corpus delicti, and where the circumstantial evidence fails to connect the defendant with the alleged crime, a motion for a new trial hy the defendant convicted under such deficient evidence should he granted.

Judgment reversed.

All the Justices concur. ü. H. Lewis, for plaintiff in error. David W. Meadow, solicitor-general, contra.

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