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Worley v. StateWorley v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Sep 9, 1939
27698
Reporters:
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Before:
Guerry
Guerry, J.

The automobile alleged to have been the subject-matter of the theft ‍​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‍was shown to have been taken from the owner’s shelter at night. The evidence showed that the car had been pushed out ‍​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‍by three men. This fact was dedueible from the description of the tracks of three men who had apparently been pushing the ear. ‍​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‍Two days before that time the defendant had ridden by the owner’s house and had looked at his garage. Such evidence alone, exclusive ‍​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‍of the testimony of the accomplice, utterly failed to connect the defendant with the crime or to lead to any inference *558of his ‍​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‍guilt. The court erred in overruling the motion for new trial.

Judgment reversed.

Broyles, G. J., and MacIntyre, concur.

Case Details

Case Name: Worley v. State
Court Name: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Date Published: Sep 9, 1939
Citations: 60 Ga. App. 557; 4 S.E.2d 417; 1939 Ga. App. LEXIS 83; 27698
Docket Number: 27698
Court Abbreviation: Ga. Ct. App.
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