Williamson v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Williamson v. State

97 S.E. 195, 22 Ga. App. 787, 1918 Ga. App. LEXIS 753

Court of Appeals of Georgia·Decided November 1, 1918·No. 9962·Published·Cited by 2 cases

Opinion

Bloodworth, J.

In this ease there was direct evidence to connect the ‘ defendant with the crime charged. “It is only where a case is wholly dependent upon the law of circumstantial evidence that the trial judge is required to give the law of circumstantial evidence.” The indictment being supported by direct as well as circumstantial evidence, it was not erroneous for the court to fail to charge the law of circumstantial evidence. Nobles v. State, 127 Ga. 212 (56 S. E. 125); Lockett v. State, 20 Ga. App. 180 (92 S. E. 948); Ponder v. State, 18 Ga. App. 703 (6), 704 (90 S. E. 365).

Judgment affirmed.

Broyles, P. J., and Harwell, J., concur.

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Bloodworth, J.

In this ease there was direct evidence to connect the ‘ defendant with the crime charged. “It is only where a case is wholly dependent upon the law of circumstantial evidence that the trial judge is required to give the law of circumstantial evidence.” The indictment being supported by direct as well as circumstantial evidence, it was not erroneous for the court to fail to charge the law of circumstantial evidence. Nobles v. State, 127 Ga. 212 (56 S. E. 125); Lockett v. State, 20 Ga. App. 180 (92 S. E. 948); Ponder v. State, 18 Ga. App. 703 (6), 704 (90 S. E. 365).

Judgment affirmed.

Broyles, P. J., and Harwell, J., concur.

Williamson v. State, 97 S.E. 195, 22 Ga. App. 787, 1918 Ga. App. LEXIS 753 (Ga. Ct. App. 1918).

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