Kinard v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Accusation of larceny; from city court of Nashville—Judge . Christian. January 20, 1917.
1Opinion of the CourtGeorge, J.
1. “On the trial of a criminal ease, where the conviction depends entirely upon circumstantial evidence, it is the duty of the judge, whether requested or not, to give in charge to the jury the principles *625of law by which the weight of the circumstances is to be determined and under what circumstances a conviction on circumstantial evidence is warranted.” This rule has been often recognized and applied. Weaver v. State, 135 Ga. 317, 320 (69 S. E. 488) ; Hamilton v. State, 96 Ga. 301 (22 S. E. 528) ; McElroy v. State, 125 Ga. 39 (53 S. E. 759) ; Smith v. State, 125 Ga. 296 (54 S. E. 127) ; Hart…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Weaver v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1910
- Hamilton v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1895
- McElroy v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
- Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
- Griffin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1890
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