Georgia Court of Appeals, 1917

Sheppard v. State

Sheppard v. State
Georgia Court of Appeals · Decided September 24, 1917 · Luke
21 Ga. App. 49; 93 S.E. 534; 1917 Ga. App. LEXIS 416

Sheppard v. State

Opinion of the Court

Luke, J.

The evidence upon which the accused was convicted was wholly circumstantial, and the proved facts were not sufficient to exclude every other reasonable supposition than that of the guilt of the accused. The verdict,, being without evidence to support it, was contrary to law, and the court erred in overruling the motion for a new trial. cannon v. State, 12 Ga. App. 637 (77 S. E. 920) ; Belmas v. State, 12 Ga. App. 363 (77. S. E. 188).

Judgment reversed.

Wade, O. J., and George, J., concur:

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