Legal Opinion
Sheppard v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 24, 1917No. 8885Published
Accusation of larceny from the person; from city court of Carrollton — Judge Beall. April 21, 1917.- ■
1Opinion of the CourtLuke, J.
The evidence upon which the accused was convicted was wholly circumstantial, and the proved facts were not sufficient to exclude every other reasonable supposition than that of the guilt of the accused. The verdict,, being without evidence to support it, was contrary to law, and the court erred in overruling the motion for a new trial. cannon v. State, 12 Ga. App. 637 (77 S. E. 920) ; Belmas v. State, 12 Ga. App. 363 (77. S. E. 188).
Judgment reversed.
Wade, O. J., and George, J., concur:
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Cannon v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1913
- Belmas v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1913