Burch v. State

The defendant was tried and convicted of the larceny of $2,887 from the house of Charlie Burch. Her motion for a new trial, based on the usual general grounds, and one special ground, which is but an amplification of the general grounds, was denied and she has brought the present writ of error to have that judgment reviewed.

1. “Evidence wholly circumstantial may be sufficient to exclude every reasonable hypothesis save that of the defendant’s guilt and authorize his conviction.” Bone v. State, 89 Ga. App. 477 (79 S. E. 2d 584), and citations.

2. From the evidence adduced on the trial, the jury…