Case Name: Sutton v. The State
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1931-01-14
Citations: 42 Ga. App. 450
Docket Number: 20877
Parties: Sutton v. The State.
Judges: Broyles, O. J.., and Bloodworth, J., concur.
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 42
Pages: 450–451

Head Matter:
20877.
Sutton v. The State.
Decided January 14, 1931.

Opinion:
Luke, J.
The evidence connecting the accused with the stealing of the automobile was wholly circumstantial and did not exclude every reasonable hypothesis save that of the guilt of the accused; and therefore the court erred in overruling the motion for a new trial.
Judgment reversed.
Broyles, O. J.., and Bloodworth, J., concur.
Hammond Johnson, Karle Norman, for plaintiff in error,
Robert McMillan, solicitor-general, K. D. Kenyon, contra,