Legal Opinion

Law v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided October 24, 1962No. 39712PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Franicum, Judge.

The defendant’s guilt of larceny of an automobile being wholly dependent upon the inference arising from the possession of a part of the stolen automobile after the theft, and this possession being shown by uncontradicted and unimpeached testimony to be consistent with his innocence, the verdict was contrary to the evidence, and a new trial should have been granted. King v. State, 99 Ga. 686 (26 SE 480, 59 ASR 251); Williams v. State, 125 Ga. 268 (54 SE 166); Hampton v. State, 6 Ga. App. 778 (65 SE 816); Gibbs v. State, 8 Ga. App. 107 (68 SE 742); Brooks v. State, 21 Ga. App.…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Gibbs v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1910
  2. Hampton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1909
  3. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
  4. Slaughter v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1919
  5. Brooks v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1918

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Barnett v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  2. Mooney v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1970
  3. Cox v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1964
  4. Davis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
  5. Nicholson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1965

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