Georgia Court of Appeals, 1933

Pinkston v. State

Pinkston v. State
Georgia Court of Appeals · Decided March 24, 1933 · Broyles
46 Ga. App. 666; 168 S.E. 789; 1933 Ga. App. LEXIS 175

Pinkston v. State

Opinion of the Court

Broyles, C. J.

The defendant was convicted of larceny from the house upon circumstantial evidence which did not exclude every reasonable hypothesis save that of his guilt. It follows that the verdict was unauthorized and that the court erred in refusing to grant a, new trial.

Judgment reversed.

MacIntyre and Querry, JJ., concur. Glaxton & Glaxton, for plaintiff in error. ■J. Boy Rowland, solicitor, B. L. Rowland, contra.

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