Georgia Court of Appeals, 1913

Barrett v. State

Barrett v. State
Georgia Court of Appeals · Decided March 18, 1913 · Russell
12 Ga. App. 508; 77 S.E. 652; 1913 Ga. App. LEXIS 615

Barrett v. State

Opinion of the Court

Russell, J.

There was not sufficient evidence of the corpus delicti to authorize 'the conviction of the accused, and no evidence to rebut the presumption that the burning was accidental; nor is there any evidence that the defendant was connected with the burning. The verdict of guilty was therefore unauthorized by law. Matthews v. State, 10 Ga. App. 302 (73 S. E. 404), and citations; Bines v. State, 118 Ga. 320 (45 S. E. 376, 68 L. R. A. 33), and citations. Judgment reversed.

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