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Law v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Oct 24, 1962
128 S.E.2d 204 (Ga. Ct. App. 1962)

Opinion

39712.

DECIDED OCTOBER 24, 1962.

Larceny of automobile. Fulton Superior Court. Before Judge Alverson.

George G. Finch, for plaintiff in error.

Paul Webb, Solicitor General, Eugene L. Tiller, contra.


The defendant's guilt of larceny of an automobile being wholly dependent upon the inference arising from the possession of a part of the stolen automobile after the theft, and this possession being shown by uncontradicted and unimpeached testimony to be consistent with his innocence, the verdict was contrary to the evidence, and a new trial should have been granted. King v. State, 99 Ga. 686 ( 26 S.E. 480, 59 ASR 251); Williams v. State, 125 Ga. 268 ( 54 S.E. 166); Hampton v. State, 6 Ga. App. 778 ( 65 S.E. 816); Gibbs v. State, 8 Ga. App. 107 ( 68 S.E. 742); Brooks v. State, 21 Ga. App. 661 ( 94 S.E. 810); Slaughter v. State, 24 Ga. App. 428 ( 100 S.E. 774); Denson v. State, 26 Ga. App. 427 ( 106 S.E. 732); Willis v. State, 33 Ga. App. 352 ( 126 S.E. 303).

Judgment reversed. Nichols, P. J., and Jordan, J., concur.

DECIDED OCTOBER 24, 1962.


Summaries of

Law v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Oct 24, 1962
128 S.E.2d 204 (Ga. Ct. App. 1962)
Case details for

Law v. State

Case Details

Full title:LAW v. THE STATE

Court:Court of Appeals of Georgia

Date published: Oct 24, 1962

Citations

128 S.E.2d 204 (Ga. Ct. App. 1962)
128 S.E.2d 204

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