Harris v. State

Feb 16, 1922
13117
Reporters:
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Before:
Bloodworth
BloodwortH, J.

The defendant was convicted ‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‍on circumstantial evidence. The facts proved did not exclude ‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‍every other reasonable hypothesis save tnat of the guilt ‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‍of the accused, and the judge erred in ‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‍overruling the motion for a new trial.

Judgment reversed.

Luke, J., ‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‍concurs. Broyles, C. J., dissents.