122 Ga. 164 | Ga. | 1905
(After stating the foregoing facts.) One charged with a crime can not be convicted on suspicion, or by general reputation, or by .proof that he is in the habit of committing offenses similar to that for which he is being tried. Hence, evidence of distinct transactions within or without the statute of limitations is inadmissible. Civil Code, § 5159; Erwin v. State, 121 Ga. 580. But where guilty knowledge is the gist of the offense, anything
Affirmed.