New v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia
Date filed: 1905-11-10
Citations: 124 Ga. 143
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Lead Opinion
Pish, C. J.

The evidence against the accused was entirely circumstantial, and at most authorized a mere suspicion of his guilt; whereas to warrant a conviction the evidence should have been sufficient to exclude every reasonable hypothesis save that of his guilt. The court, therefore, erred in refusing a new trial.

Judgment reversed.

All the Justices concur.