Georgia Court of Appeals, 1925

Bradley v. State

Bradley v. State
Georgia Court of Appeals · Decided November 11, 1925 · Broyles, Luke
34 Ga. App. 601; 130 S.E. 360; 1925 Ga. App. LEXIS 442

Bradley v. State

Opinion of the Court

Luke, J.

The defendant was convicted of arson. His conviction was dependent wholly and entirely upon circumstantial evidence. The evidence was not sufficient to exclude every reasonable hypothesis save that of the guilt of the accused. For this reason the court erred in overruling the motion for a new trial.

Judgment reversed.

Bloockoorth, J., coneurs. Broyles, O. J., dissents. Broyles, C. J.

I think that the evidence, while circumstantial, was sufficient to exclude every reasonable hypothesis save that of the defendant’s guilt.

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