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Supreme Court of Georgia, 1902

Shigg v. State

Shigg v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia · Decided March 31, 1902 · Simmons
115 Ga. 212; 41 S.E. 694; 1902 Ga. LEXIS 359
Shigg v. State

Opinion of the Court

Simmons, C. J.

The evidence being entirely circumstantial and not being sufficient to exclude every reasonable hypothesis other than that of the guilt of the accused, the verdict of guilty was contrary to law.

Judgment reversed.

All the Justices concurring, except Little and Lewis, JJ., absent.

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