Georgia Court of Appeals, 1922

Yeates v. State

Yeates v. State
Georgia Court of Appeals · Decided July 25, 1922 · Bloodworth, Broyles, Coneur, Luhe
29 Ga. App. 24; 113 S.E. 111; 1922 Ga. App. LEXIS 24

Yeates v. State

Opinion of the Court

Broyles, C. J.

The conviction of the defendant depending entirely upon circumstantial evidence, and that evidence not being sufficient to exclude every reasonable hypothesis save that of his guilt, his conviction was unauthorized, and the court erred in overruling the motion for a new trial. Judgment reversed.

Luhe and Bloodworth, JJ., coneur. Jesse A. Drake, John E. Drake, for plaintiff in error. Perry D. Rich, solicitor, contra.

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