Legal Opinion

Wilkerson v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 6, 1948No. 32002PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtTownsend, J.

Touching alibi, the rale in this State consists of two branches, viz: “The first is, that to overcome proof of guilt strong enough to exclude all reasonable doubt, the onus is on the accused to verify his alleged alibi, not beyond reasonable doubt, but to the reasonable satisfaction of the jury. The second is that, nevertheless, any evidence whatever of alibi is to be considered on the general case with the rest of the testimony, and if a reasonable doubt of guilt be raised by the evidence as a whole, the doubt must be given in favor of innocence.” Harrison v. State, 83 Ga. 129 (3) (9 S. E.…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Harrison v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1889
  2. Ledford v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1885
  3. Callahan v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1914
  4. Raysor v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1909
  5. Moody v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1915

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. King v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1948
  2. Knight v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1955

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