Gibbs v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the CourtTownsend, J.
1. Where, as here, a conviction depends entirely upon circumstantial evidence, such evidence must be such as to exclude every other reasonable hypothesis save that of the guilt of the accused.
2. Testimony, on a trial for possession of illegal liquor, that liquor was found under some honeysuckle vines on a vacant lot about 75 yards away from the defendant’s house, is, of itself, insufficient to sustain a conviction. Roper v. State, 67 Ga. App. 272 (19 S. E. 2d 746).
3. The only other testimony in 'this case implicating the defendant was that of an arresting officer, who testified that he found…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Roper v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1942
- Buchanan v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1925
- Jerks v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1927
- Weehunt v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1949
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