Wilson v. State

Jun 10, 1924
15508
Reporters:
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Before:
Bloodworth
Bloodworth, J.

“Tlie evidence relied upon by the State to ‍‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‍connect the accused with the offense of having in his custody and control intoxicating liquor was wholly ‍‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‍circumstantial in character, and did not exclude every reasonable hypothesis save that of the guilt of the ‍‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‍accused. Accordingly the court erred in overruling the motion for a new trial.” Cummings v. State, 25 Ga. App. 427 (103 S. E. ‍‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‍687); Toney v. State, 30 Ga. App. 61 (116 S. E. 550); Harris v. State, 28 Ga. App. 463 (111 S. E. 686).

Judgment reversed.

Broyles, C. J., and Lulce, J., ‍‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‍concur. J. B. Hutcheson, for plaintiff in error. E. 8. Griffith, solicitor-general, contra.