Martin v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Martin v. State

111 S.E. 583, 28 Ga. App. 348, 1922 Ga. App. LEXIS 503

CourtCourt of Appeals of Georgia

DecidedMarch 7, 1922

Docket13203

StatusPublished

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Martin v. State, 111 S.E. 583, 28 Ga. App. 348, 1922 Ga. App. LEXIS 503 (Ga. Ct. App. 1922).

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Opinion

Luke, J.

The defendant was convicted of the offense of larceny from the house. He was convicted solely upon circumstantial testimony. The evidence, while raising a suspicion of his guilt, does not exclude every other reasonable hypothesis than that of guilt. For the reason that the verdict was not authorized by the evidence, it was error to overrule the motion for a new trial.

Judgment reversed.

Broyles, C. J., and Bloodworth, J., concur.

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Luke, J.

The defendant was convicted of the offense of larceny from the house. He was convicted solely upon circumstantial testimony. The evidence, while raising a suspicion of his guilt, does not exclude every other reasonable hypothesis than that of guilt. For the reason that the verdict was not authorized by the evidence, it was error to overrule the motion for a new trial.

Judgment reversed.

Broyles, C. J., and Bloodworth, J., concur.

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111 S.E. 583, 28 Ga. App. 348, 1922 Ga. App. LEXIS 503, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/martin-v-state-gactapp-1922.