Aikens v. State

Mar 17, 1938
26674
Reporters:
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Before:
MacIntyre
MacIntyre, J.

The special grounds of the motion for new trial are abandoned in ‍​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​​​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‍the brief of counsel for the plaintiff in error. The evidence, while circumstantial, was sufficient to exclude every other reasonable hypothesis, save the guilt ‍​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​​​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‍of the accused. Whittemore v. State, 36 Ga. App. 299 (136 S. E. 806); Lamb v. State, 36 Ga. App. 306 (136 S. E. 306); Wynn v. State, 38 Ga. App. 262 (143 S. E. 599); Williams v. State, 41 Ga. App. 351 (152 S. E. 911); Johnson v. State, 41 Ga. ‍​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​​​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‍App. 327 (152 S. E. 920); Craig v. State, 41 Ga. App. 225 (152 S. E. 494); Cook v. State, 33 Ga. App. 571 (2) (127 S. E. 156); Hale v. State, 50 *536Ga. App. 99 (176 S. E. 919). The case ‍​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​​​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‍of Wright v. State, 48 Ga. App. 302 (172 S. E. 687), is differentiated on. its facts from the present case.

Decided March 17, 1938.

Judgment affii-med.

Broyles, O. J., and Guerry, J., ‍​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​​​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‍concur. J. W. lennard, O. L. Harris, for plaintiff in error. Allan 0. Garden, solicitor-general, contra.