Case Name: Watson v. The State
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1923-05-15
Citations: 30 Ga. App. 283
Docket Number: 14422
Parties: Watson v. The State.
Judges: Broyles, O. J., and Luke, J., concur.
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 30
Pages: 283–283

Head Matter:
14422.
Watson v. The State.
Decided May 15, 1923.
Indictment for larceny of hog; from Laurens superior court — Judge Kent. January 31, 1923.
W. A. Dampier, for plaintiff in error.
B. L. Stephens, solicitor-general, contra.

Opinion:
Bloodworth, J.
The defendant was convicted of simple larceny on circumstantial evidence which did not " exclude every other reasonable hypothesis save that of the guilt of the accused." The trial judge erred in overruling the motion for a new trial.
Judgment reversed,.
Broyles, O. J., and Luke, J., concur.