35 Ga. App. 192 | Ga. Ct. App. | 1926
“While the failure of the court upon a criminal trial, in which the evidence against the accused is entirely circumstantial, to instruct the 'jury concerning the rule. applicable to evidence of this character would, in a close or doubtful case, be cause for a new trial, such failure will not require another trial when the guilt of the accused is clearly and convincingly proved, and the charge as to the amount and character of proof requisite to a lawful conviction is such as to leave no room for doubt -that the verdict would have been the same even if the court had in terms stated to the jury that, in order to warrant a verdict of guilty, the evidence must not only be consistent with the guilt of the accused, but inconsistent with every other reasonable hypothesis.” Toler v. State, 107 Ga. 682 (33 S. E. 629). The principle announced above is controlling in this case. In the opinion in that
Judgment affirmed.