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Turner, J. Where the evidence fails to prove the corpus delicti, and where the circumstantial evidence fails to connect the defendant with the alleged crime, a motion for a new trial hy the defendant convicted under such deficient evidence should he granted.
Judgment reversed.
All the Justices concur. ü. H. Lewis, for plaintiff in error. David W. Meadow, solicitor-general, contra.
Document Info
Citation Numbers: 119 Ga. 118
Judges: Turner
Filed Date: 12/8/1903
Precedential Status: Precedential
Modified Date: 1/12/2023