Georgia Court of Appeals, 1927

Douglas v. State

Douglas v. State
Georgia Court of Appeals · Decided December 13, 1927 · Bloodworth
37 Ga. App. 494; 141 S.E. 86; 1927 Ga. App. LEXIS 362

Douglas v. State

Opinion of the Court

Bloodworth, J.

The evidence in this ease is consistent with the innocence of the accused, and that portion of it which connects him with the alleged crime is circumstantial and does not exclude every reasonable hypothesis save that of his guilt; and the judge who presided in the case erred in overruling the motion for a new trial.

Judgment reversed.

Broyles, G. J., cmd Luke, J., concur. E. A. Wilkinson, for plaintiff in error. B. T. Oastellow, solicitor-general, R. R. Arnold, E. 0. Sill, contra.

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