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Pinkston v. State

168 S.E. 789, 46 Ga. App. 666, 1933 Ga. App. LEXIS 175
CourtCourt of Appeals of Georgia
DecidedMarch 24, 1933
Docket22928
StatusPublished
Cited by1 cases

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Pinkston v. State, 168 S.E. 789, 46 Ga. App. 666, 1933 Ga. App. LEXIS 175 (Ga. Ct. App. 1933).

Opinion

Broyles, C. J.

The defendant was convicted of larceny from the house upon circumstantial evidence which did not exclude every reasonable hypothesis save that of his guilt. It follows that the verdict was unauthorized and that the court erred in refusing to grant a, new trial.

Judgment reversed.

MacIntyre and Querry, JJ., concur. Glaxton & Glaxton, for plaintiff in error. ■J. Boy Rowland, solicitor, B. L. Rowland, contra.

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