Vaughn v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Deen, Presiding Judge.
To warrant a conviction based solely on fingerprint evidence "the fingerprints corresponding to those of the accused must have been found in the place where the crime was committed, under such circumstances that they could only have been impressed at the time when the crime was committed.” (Emphasis supplied.) Anthony v. State, 85 Ga. App. 119, 121 (68 SE2d 150). The cases require the state to prove to the exclusion of every reasonable *55hypothesis, that the fingerprints could only have been impressed at the time the crime was committed. Miller v. State, 122 Ga. App. 553…
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- Anthony v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1951
- Miller v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1970
- Redwine v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1950
- Brown v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
- Elam v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
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- White v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
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