Corbin v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the CourtTownsend, J.
1. A conviction depending entirely upon circumstantial evidence must negative every reasonable hypothesis save that of the guilt of the accused. Where the conviction depends entirely upon the circumstance of liquor being found on premises belonging to or under the control of the defendant, and where such liquor is located by a public path, in a public part of a building, in an uninclosed field by a traveled road or alley, or other circumstances appear not negativing the possibility that another than the defendant might have had opportunity to conceal the liquor in the place where it was…
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2Cases cited18 opinions
- Cook v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1925
- Cummings v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1920
- Roper v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1942
- Kennedy v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1919
- Wright v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1934
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Harris v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1952
- Williamson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
- Walker v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1954
- Barfield v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1953
- Browner v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
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