Legal Opinion

Harris v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 14, 1952No. 34141PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtTownsend, J.

(After stating the foregoing facts.) As was pointed out in Corbin v. State, 84 Ga. App. 763 (1) (67 S. E. 2d, 478), and citations, a conviction for the possession of illegal liquor resting entirely upon circumstantial evidence will not be upheld where it appears that the liquor, even though upon the premises of the defendant, is so located that others than the defendant might equally have had access thereto without the defendant’s knowledge, as such evidence does not exclude every reasonable hypothesis save that of the guilt of the accused. In this case, although the liquor was not located…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Corbin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1951
  2. Thomas v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1952

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Nolen v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1971
  2. Ivy v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1965
  3. Mason v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
  4. McKenty v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
  5. Weatherington v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976

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