Wallin v. State

May 15, 1928
18814
Reporters:
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Before:
Bloodwobth
Bloodwobth, J.

“The verdict in this case is dependent entirely on ‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‍circumstantial evidence. The proved facts are consistent with innocence, and are insufficient to exclude every reasonable hypothesis save ‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‍that of the guilt of the accused. Suspicion of guilt will not authorize a conviction. Penal Code (1910), § 1010; Williams v. State, 113 Ga. 721 ‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‍(39 S. E. 487).” Henderson v. State, 147 Ga. 134(2) (92 S. E. 871). The foregoing ruling is controlling in the instant case, and the ‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‍court erred in refusing to grant a new trial.

Judgment reversed.

Broyles, O. J., and Luke, J., eoneur. McClure & McClure, 8. W. ‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‍Farris, for plaintiff in error. J. F. Kelly, solicitor-general, M. Neil Andrews, contra.