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Sellers v. StateSellers v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jun 10, 1924
15529
Reporters:
, ,
Before:
Luke
Luke, J.

The evidence tending to establish ‍​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‍the conviction of the defendant being wholly circumstantial, the failure of ‍​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‍the judge to instruct the jury upon the law of circumstantial ‍​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‍evidence, even in the absence of a timely and appropriate written ‍​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‍request, was error requiring the grant of a new trial.

Judgment reversed.

Broyles, ‍​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‍O. J., and Bloodioorth, J., concur.

Case Details

Case Name: Sellers v. State
Court Name: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Date Published: Jun 10, 1924
Citations: 32 Ga. App. 447; 123 S.E. 722; 1924 Ga. App. LEXIS 449; 15529
Docket Number: 15529
Court Abbreviation: Ga. Ct. App.
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