McLaren v. State

Apr 21, 1939
Reporters:
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Before:
Terrell
Per Curiam.

The only question presented in this case is whether ‍​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‍or not the evidence was sufficient to support the *784 verdict and judgment of conviction of murder in the first degree.

The evidence ‍​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‍was entirely circumstantial but was sufficiently strong and cogent to exclude every reasonable hypothesis except the guilt of the accused.

The ‍​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‍record, considered as a whole, reveals no reversible • error and, therefore, the judgment is affirmed.

So ordered.

Terrell, C. J., and ‍​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‍Whitfield, Buford, Chapman and Thomas, J. J., concur. Justice Brown not participating as authorized by Section 4687, Compiled General Laws of ‍​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‍1927, and Rule 21-A of the Rules of this! Court.