Legal Opinion

Williams v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided January 15, 1878PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Criminal law. Burglary. New trial. Before Judge Tompkins. Chatham Superior Court. May Term, 1877. Eeport unnecessary.

1Opinion of the Court

Bleckley, Judge.

The clear and thoughtful written argument of Mr. Walker has failed to convince us that the jury should have *446entertained a reasonable doubt of its being dark when the burglary was committed. While the occupant of the room states that it was between seven and nine o’clock, (the date being the eleventh of April), she states also that her business in the room at the former hour was to get a lamp, and that all was then right. It would thus seem that there was no burglary until it was late enough for lamps to be needed. Moreover, the entry was made from the street through a window,…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Waters v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1875

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. State v. RichardsUtah Supreme Court · 1905
  2. Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1879

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