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Park v. StatePark v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia
Jun 13, 1905
Reporters:
, ,
Before:
Cobb
Cobb, J.

The evidence was altogether circumstantial, and, not ‍​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‍being of such a character as to show the guilt of the accused beyond ‍​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‍all reasonable doubt, a new trial should have been granted.

Judgment reversed.

All the Justices concur, ‍​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‍except Simmons, C. J., and Candler, J., absent. James B. & Noel P. Park, for plaintiff in error, cited Ga. ‍​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‍R. 110/293; 97/212 (3); 50/513; 53/252; 57/482; 110/310; 113/721; 114/10; 121/334. John O. Hart, attorney-general, and Joseph H. ‍​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‍Pottle, solicitor - general, cited Ga. R. 59/738; 63/90; 92/14.

Case Details

Case Name: Park v. State
Court Name: Supreme Court of Georgia
Date Published: Jun 13, 1905
Citations: 123 Ga. 164; 51 S.E. 317; 1905 Ga. LEXIS 403
Court Abbreviation: Ga.
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