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Mattox v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Nov 21, 1942
22 S.E.2d 860 (Ga. Ct. App. 1942)

Opinion

29558.

DECIDED NOVEMBER 21, 1942.

Burglary; from Oglethorpe superior court — Judge Edwards. January 17, 1942.

J. T. Sisk, for plaintiff in error.

R. Howard Gordon, solicitor-general, contra.


The defendant was convicted of burglary. The evidence tending to connect him with the offense was wholly circumstantial and was insufficient to exclude every reasonable hypothesis save that of his guilt. The denial of a new trial was error. We can not see that it would avail anything to detail the evidence and elaborate further. After a careful consideration of the evidence, the majority of this court is of the opinion that the judgment should be reversed for the reason stated.

Judgment reversed. Broyles, C. J. and Gardner, J., concur. MacIntyre, J., dissents.

DECIDED NOVEMBER 21, 1942.


Summaries of

Mattox v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Nov 21, 1942
22 S.E.2d 860 (Ga. Ct. App. 1942)
Case details for

Mattox v. State

Case Details

Full title:MATTOX v. THE STATE

Court:Court of Appeals of Georgia

Date published: Nov 21, 1942

Citations

22 S.E.2d 860 (Ga. Ct. App. 1942)
22 S.E.2d 860