Stubbs v. State

Where the State’s case depends solely on circumstantial evidence, a charge based on OCGA § 24-4-6 must be given even if it is not requested by the defendant. Hamilton v. State, 96 Ga. 301 (22 SE 528) (1895); see also Williams v. State, 239 Ga. 12 (2) (235 SE2d 504) (1977); Gentry v. State, 208 Ga. 370 (2) (66 SE2d 913) (1951); Henderson v. State, 200 Ga. App. 200 (2) (407 SE2d 448) (1991); Yarn v. State, 215 Ga. App. 883 (452 SE2d 537) (1994).

Judge Andrews suggests that Robinson v. State, 261 Ga. 698 (410 SE2d 116) (1991) changed this longstanding rule. He notes that Mims v. State, 264 Ga.…