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Butler v. StateButler v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Oct 23, 1911
3702
Reporters:
, ,
Before:
Hill
Hill, C. J.

The evidence relied ‍​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‍upon to support the verdict consists only of ‍​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‍incriminatory statements by the accused, and there is ‍​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‍no evidence whatever, aliunde these statements, tending to ‍​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‍prove the corpus delicti. The verdict is therefore ‍​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‍contrary ‘to’ law. Judgment reversed.

Case Details

Case Name: Butler v. State
Court Name: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Date Published: Oct 23, 1911
Citations: 9 Ga. App. 878; 72 S.E. 445; 1911 Ga. App. LEXIS 397; 3702
Docket Number: 3702
Court Abbreviation: Ga. Ct. App.
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