Georgia Court of Appeals, 1941

Summerville v. State

Summerville v. State
Georgia Court of Appeals · Decided October 1, 1941 · Broyles, MacIntyre, Gardner
16 S.E.2d 797; 65 Ga. App. 886; 1941 Ga. App. LEXIS 449 (South Eastern Reporter, Second Series)

Summerville v. State

Opinion of the Court

Broyles, C. J.

The accused was convicted of selling beer on a Sunday. The evidence tending to connect him with the offense was wholly circumstantial, and was insufficient to exclude every reasonable hypothesis save that of his guilt. Furthermore, the testimony of the only witness for the State was so evasive and self-contradictory, and portions of it so improbable, as to create a reasonable doubt as to the truth of any of it. The court erred in overruling the motion for new trial which contained only the general grounds.

Judgment reversed.

MacIntyre and Gardner, JJ., concur.

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