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Davis v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Sep 24, 1941
16 S.E.2d 598 (Ga. Ct. App. 1941)

Opinion

28976.

DECIDED SEPTEMBER 24, 1941.

Possessing intoxicating liquor; from Newton superior court — Judge Davis. January 3, 1941.

Dallas Mobley, for plaintiff in error.

Roy Leathers, solicitor-general, contra.


The evidence for the State was wholly circumstantial, and did not exclude every reasonable hypothesis save that of the guilt of the accused. It was just as reasonable to be believed that the whisky belonged to the witness Vaughn who claimed it, and who testified for the defendant.

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

DECIDED SEPTEMBER 24, 1941.


Summaries of

Davis v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Sep 24, 1941
16 S.E.2d 598 (Ga. Ct. App. 1941)
Case details for

Davis v. State

Case Details

Full title:DAVIS v. THE STATE

Court:Court of Appeals of Georgia

Date published: Sep 24, 1941

Citations

16 S.E.2d 598 (Ga. Ct. App. 1941)
65 Ga. App. 840

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