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Coleman v. StateColeman v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jan 7, 1928
18573
Reporters:
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Before:
Luke
Luke, J.

While the evidence, which is entirely ‍‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‍circumstantial, raises a grave suspicion of the defendant’s guilt, it does not exclude ‍‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‍every other reasonable hypothesis than that of his guilt; and for this reason ‍‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‍alone the judgment overruling his motion for a new trial is reversed.

Judgment reversed.

Broyles, ‍‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‍O. J., concurs. Bloodworth, J., dissents. Strozier & Gower, G. L. Harris, for plaintiff in error, cited:

Long v. State, 5 Ga. ‍‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‍App. 176; Mathis v. State, 30 Ga. App. 10; 32 Ga. App. 542; Weems v. State, 84 Ga. 461.

T. Hoyt Davis, solicitor-general, contra.

Case Details

Case Name: Coleman v. State
Court Name: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Date Published: Jan 7, 1928
Citations: 37 Ga. App. 606; 141 S.E. 431; 1928 Ga. App. LEXIS 522; 18573
Docket Number: 18573
Court Abbreviation: Ga. Ct. App.
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