Buttrum v. State

Apr 5, 1934
23852
Reporters:
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Before:
Broyles
Broyles, O. J.

The defendant was convicted of possessing ‍‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‍whisky. The evidence tending to connect her with that offense was wholly circumstantial and was insufficient ‍‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‍to exclude every reasonable hypothesis save that of her guilt. Furthermore, the uncontradicted testimony of an ‍‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‍un-‘ impeached witness for the defense strongly tended to establish her innocence. It follows that the ‍‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‍refusal to grant her a new trial was error.

Judgment reversed.

MacIntyre and Querry, JJ., concur. Porter ,& Mebcme, for plaintiff ‍‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‍in error. James F. Kelly, solicitor-general, J. Ralph Rosser, contra.