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Hampton v. State

131 S.E. 688, 34 Ga. App. 699, 1925 Ga. App. LEXIS 506
Court of Appeals of Georgia·Decided December 16, 1925·No. 16885, 16886·Published·Cited by 3 cases

Opinion

Bloodworth, J.

In each of these cases the conviction was dependent upon circumstantial evidence. In neither of them was the evidence sufficient to exclude every other reasonable hypothesis save that of the guilt j>i the accused. The refusal to grant a new trial was error.

Judgments reversed.

Broyles, O. J., and Luke, J., concur. M. C. Few, for plaintiff in error. Joseph B. Dulce, solicitor-general, contra.

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