Sutton v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Inclictmen-t for arson; from Miller superior court — Judge Worrill. July 10, 1915.
1Opinion of the CourtWade, J.
Where a house is consumed by fire and nothing appears but that fact, the law presumes that the fire was the result of accident or of some providential cause, rather than of criminal design. Williams v. State, 125 Ga. 741 (54 S. E. 661); West v. State, 6 Ga. App. 105 (64 S. E. 130); Burley v. State, 6 Ga. App. *714776 (65 S. E. 816); Childs v. State, 10 Ga. App. 829 (74 S. E. 89); Rice v. State, 16 Ga. App. 128 (84 S. E. 609); Wade v. State, 16 Ga. App. 163 (84 S. E. 593). The corpus delicti may, however, be shown by circumstantial as well as direct evidence, and it has been held by this court…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Childers v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1874
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- Wimberly v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
- Baker v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1914
- Westbrook v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1892
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- Byars v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1946
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