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Georgia Court of Appeals, 1922

Bird v. State

Bird v. State
Georgia Court of Appeals · Decided May 9, 1922 · Broyles
28 Ga. App. 563; 112 S.E. 291; 1922 Ga. App. LEXIS 696

Bird v. State

Opinion of the Court

Broyles, C. J.

The defendant was convicted on circumstantial evidence alone, and the evidence was not sufficient to exclude every reasonable hypothesis save that of his guilt. The verdict, therefore, was unauthorized under the law and the evidence, and the court erred in overruling the motion for a new trial.

Judgment reversed.

Luke and Bloodworth, JJ., concur.Indictment for burglary; from Evans superior court — Judge Sheppard. .January 14, 1922.Anderson & Jones, John P. Moore, W. G. Neville, for plaintiff in error. J. Saxton Daniel, solicitor-general, contra.

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