Bailey v. State

Georgia Court of Appeals
Bailey v. State, 10 Ga. App. 829 (1912)
74 S.E. 285; 1912 Ga. App. LEXIS 712
Hill

Bailey v. State

Opinion of the Court

Hill, C. J.

Where the evidence relied upon for a conviction is entirely circumstantial, it is the duty of the trial judge to charge the law fixing the standard of mental conviction in such cases, as laid down by section 1010 of the Penal Code (1910), whether requested to do so or not. White v. State, 4 Ga. App. 72 (60 S. E. 803), and citations.

Judgment reversed.

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