Georgia Court of Appeals, 1931

Duke v. State

Duke v. State
Georgia Court of Appeals · Decided July 14, 1931 · Luke
43 Ga. App. 576; 159 S.E. 872; 1931 Ga. App. LEXIS 463

Duke v. State

Opinion of the Court

Luke, J.

The defendant’s conviction in this case was entirely dependent upon circumstantial evidence, and the evidence did not meet the legal requirements. Therefore the judgment overruling the motion for a new trial was error.

Judgment reversed.

Broyles, G. J., eoneurs. Bloodworth, J., absent 011 account of illness. Porter & Mebane, for plaintiff in error. ¡Lamar Gamp, solicitor, contra.

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