Wilson v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Indictment for murder. Before Judge Gower. Wilcox superior court. March 3, 1931. J. C. Wilson was convicted of the murder of R. E. Sappington, by shooting him with a pistol. The bill of exceptions assigns error on the judgment of the court refusing the defendant a new trial. The homicide occurred in a small frame building used as a post-office in the town of Seville. The building faced directly on a street and extended back in the lot on which it was situated.
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Indictment for murder. Before Judge Gower. Wilcox superior court. March 3, 1931. J. C. Wilson was convicted of the murder of R. E. Sappington, by shooting him with a pistol. The bill of exceptions assigns error on the judgment of the court refusing the defendant a new trial. The homicide occurred in a small frame building used as a post-office in the town of Seville. The building faced directly on a street and extended back in the lot on which it was situated. The front part of the building was separated from the rear part by a partition in which was a door. The front part had formerly been…
1Opinion of the CourtAtkinson, J.
1. Complaint is made because the judge failed to-charge the provision of the Penal Code, § 1010, viz.: “To warrant a conviction on circumstantial evidence, the proved facts must not only be consistent with the hypothesis of guilt, but must exclude every other reasonable hypothesis save that of the guilt of the accused.” In McElroy v. State, 125 Ga. 37 (53 S. E. 759), it was said: “ Generally, where the prosecution relies exclusively upon circumstantial evidence for a conviction, it is the duty of the judge not only to charge upon the law of reasonable doubt, but also, whether requested or…
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