Legal Opinion
Wilson v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided December 10, 1909No. 2246PublishedCited by 1 opinion
Accusation of gaming; from city court of Swainsboro — Judge Mitchell. October 1, 1909.
1Opinion of the CourtHill, C. J.
On the trial of a criminal case, where the proved circumstances raise only a bare suspicion of guilt, and are too weak and inconclusive to prove guilt, or to exclude a reasonable hypothesis of innocence, a verdict of conviction is without evidence to support it and should be set aside as contrary to law. Griffin v. State, 2 Ga. App. 534 (58 S. E. 781). Judgment reversed.
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Griffin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1907
3Cited by1 opinion
- Nix v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1914