Gaither v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia December 8, 1903

Gaither v. State, 119 Ga. 118 (Ga. 1903)

45 S.E. 973; 1903 Ga. LEXIS 54

Turner

Opinion of the Court

Turner, J.

Where the evidence fails to prove the corpus delicti, and where the circumstantial evidence fails to connect the defendant with the alleged crime, a motion for a new trial hy the defendant convicted under such deficient evidence should he granted.

Judgment reversed.

All the Justices concur. ü. H. Lewis, for plaintiff in error. David W. Meadow, solicitor-general, contra.

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Status: Published