Allen v. State

1. Where in a criminal ease the evidence relied upon for the conviction of the accused is wholly circumstantial, it is error, requiring the granting of a new trial, to omit to charge the jury upon the law of circumstantial evidence, even without a request so to do. Riley v. State, 1 Ga. App. 651 (57 S. E. 1031) ; Harvey v. State, 8 Ga. App. 660 (70 S. E. 141); Weaver v. State, 135 Ga. 317 (69 S. E. 488).

*116Decided December 9, 1913. Accusation of sale of liquor; from city court of Carrollton— Judge Beall. October 3, 1913. Smith & Smith, for plaintiff in error. C. E. Roop, solicitor, contra.

2. The…