Daniel v. State

1. In tlie trial of criminal cases, where tlie guilt of the accused is dependent wholly upon circumstantial evidence, it is tlie duty of the eoui't, without any request, to charge the law of circumstantial evidence, and the failure to so do requires the grant of a new trial. Coney v. State, 18 Ga. App. 112 (88 S. E. 918); Harris v. State, 18 Ga. App. 710 (90 S. E. 370); Glaze v. State, 2 Ga. App. 704 (58 S. E. 1126). However, where the indictment is supported by both circum*455stantial and direct evidence, and the direct evidence is evidence of a confession by the accused which is itself direct…