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Georgia Court of Appeals, 1923

Fife v. State

Fife v. State
Georgia Court of Appeals · Decided March 6, 1923 · Bloodworth, Broyles, Luke
30 Ga. App. 23; 116 S.E. 912; 1923 Ga. App. LEXIS 224

Fife v. State

Opinion of the Court

Luke, J.

The evidence was wholly circumstantial and did not exclude every reasonable hypothesis save that of the defendant’s guilt. The court, therefore, erred in overruling the motion for a new trial.

Judgment reversed.

Broyles, G. J., and Bloodworth, J., concur. W. II. Ennis, for plaintiff in error, James Maddox, solicitor, contra,

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