Case Name: JOHNSON v. THE STATE
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1929-04-09
Citations: 39 Ga. App. 557
Docket Number: 19518
Parties: JOHNSON v. THE STATE.
Judges: Broyles, O. J., and Lulce, J., concur.
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 39
Pages: 557–558

Head Matter:
19518.
JOHNSON v. THE STATE.
Decided April 9, 1929.
E. W. Feeney, Perry, Tipton & Perry, for plaintiff in error.
Hollis Fort, solicitor-general, contra.

Opinion:
Bloodworth, J.
"The verdict in this case is dependent entirely on circumstantial evidence. The proved facts are consistent with innocence, and are insufficient to exclude every reasonable hypothesis save that of the guilt of the accused. Suspicion of guilt will not authorize a conviction. Penal Code (1910), § 1010; Williams v. State, 113 Ga. 121 (39 S. E. 481). It was error to refuse a new trial." Henderson v. State, 141 Ga. 134 (2) (92 S. E. 811).
Judgment reversed.
Broyles, O. J., and Lulce, J., concur.