Legal Opinion

Jackson v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 15, 1925No. 16231PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtLuke, J.

“The offense charged in the indictment being simple larceny, and the guilt of the accused being wholly dependent upon inference arising from possession of the article alleged to have been stolen, and this possession being shown by uncontradieted and unimpeached testimony to be consistent with his innocence of the offense charged, . . the conviction of the accused was unauthorized.” Slaughter v. State, 24 Ga. App. 428 (100 S. E. 774).

Judgment reversed.

Broyles, O. J., and Bloodworlh, J., concur.

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Slaughter v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1919

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Wright v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1970
  2. Southern v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1926
  3. State v. ShepardNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1937