Case Name: White v. The State
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1908-03-16
Citations: 4 Ga. App. 72
Docket Number: 989
Parties: White v. The State.
Judges: 
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 4
Pages: 72–72

Head Matter:
989.
White v. The State.
Accusation of selling mortgaged property, from city court of Dublin. Judge Burch. January 13, 1908.
Submitted March 10,
Decided March 16, 1908.
K. J. Eawldns, for plaintiff in error.

Opinion:
Hill, C. J.
Where the prosecution relies exclusively upon circumstantial evidence for a conviction, it is the duty of the trial judge, whether so requested or not, to instruct the jury on the rule of law applicable to such evidence, as laid down in section 984 of the Penal Code. Riley v. State, 1 Ga. App. 651 (57 S. E. 1031); McElroy v. State, 125 Ga. 37 (53 S. E. 759). Judgment reversed.