Legal Opinion
Mathis v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 7, 1911No. 3693PublishedCited by 3 opinions
Indictment for larceny from house; from Floyd superior court —Judge Maddox.
1Opinion of the CourtHill, C. J.
The circumstances relied upon to support the verdict, weighed most strongly against the accused, are not incriminatory in character, and are only sufficient to raise a suspicion of guilt; and suspicion alone, however strong and apparently well founded, has no probative value as evidence, and a verdict based thereon, without more, is contrary to law.
Judgment reversed.
2Cited by3 opinions
- Banks v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
- Cearley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
- Vance v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1918