Georgia Court of Appeals, 1940

Moreland v. State

Moreland v. State
Georgia Court of Appeals · Decided September 18, 1940 · MacIntyre, Broyles, Gardner
10 S.E.2d 718; 63 Ga. App. 251; 1940 Ga. App. LEXIS 41 (South Eastern Reporter, Second Series)

Moreland v. State

Opinion of the Court

MacIntyre, J.

John Moreland was convicted of operating a lottery, and his motion for new trial embraced the general grounds only. The evidence connecting him with the offense charged, while wholly circumstantial, was sufficient to authorize the jury to find that it excluded every reasonable hypothesis except that of his guilt. The certiorari was properly overruled.

Judgment affirmed.

Broyles, G. J., and Gardner, J., concur.

Case-law data current through December 31, 2025. Source: CourtListener bulk data.