Georgia Court of Appeals, 1924

Wilson v. State

Wilson v. State
Georgia Court of Appeals · Decided June 10, 1924 · Bloodworth
32 Ga. App. 427; 123 S.E. 623; 1924 Ga. App. LEXIS 437

Wilson v. State

Opinion of the Court

Bloodworth, J.

“Tlie evidence relied upon by the State to connect the accused with the offense of having in his custody and control intoxicating liquor was wholly circumstantial in character, and did not exclude every reasonable hypothesis save that of the guilt of the accused. Accordingly the court erred in overruling the motion for a new trial.” Cummings v. State, 25 Ga. App. 427 (103 S. E. 687); Toney v. State, 30 Ga. App. 61 (116 S. E. 550); Harris v. State, 28 Ga. App. 463 (111 S. E. 686).

Judgment reversed.

Broyles, C. J., and Lulce, J., concur. J. B. Hutcheson, for plaintiff in error. E. 8. Griffith, solicitor-general, contra.

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