Parker v. State

Barnes, Judge.

Following a jury trial, Ronald Herman Parker appeals his convictions for burglary and criminal trespass. He contends the evidence was insufficient to support the jury’s verdict and the trial court erred in denying his motion for a mistrial. Because the evidence against Parker was entirely circumstantial and did not exclude every reasonable hypothesis save his guilt, we reverse.

On appeal, the presumption of innocence no longer avails and we view the evidence in a light most favorable to the verdict. Watts v. State, 186 Ga. App. 358 (1) (366 SE2d 849) (1988). Viewed in that light,…