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Vaughn v. StateVaughn v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jan 11, 1923
14066
Reporters:
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Before:
Broyles
Broyles, C. J.

The evidence in ‍​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‍this case was wholly circumstantial and did not exclude ‍​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‍every reasonable hypothesis save that of the defendant’s guilt. ‍​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‍The court, therefore, erred in overruling the motion ‍​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‍for a new trial. Judgment reversed.

Luke and Bloodworth, JJ., concur. Tyson & Tyson, for ‍​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‍plaintiff in error. J. Saxton Daniel, contra.

Case Details

Case Name: Vaughn v. State
Court Name: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Date Published: Jan 11, 1923
Citations: 29 Ga. App. 388; 115 S.E. 670; 1923 Ga. App. LEXIS 21; 14066
Docket Number: 14066
Court Abbreviation: Ga. Ct. App.
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