Case Name: Roberts v. The State
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1934-12-20
Citations: 50 Ga. App. 307
Docket Number: 24444
Parties: Roberts v. The State.
Judges: Broyles, O. J., and MacIntyre, J., concur.
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 50
Pages: 307–308

Head Matter:
24444.
Roberts v. The State.

Opinion:
Guerry, J.
1. There was sufficient competent evidence introduced by the State from which the flight of the defendant could be inferred, and it was not error for the court to charge thereon.
Decided December 20, 1934.
J. A. Drake, for plaintiff in error.
2. There was direct evidence of the commission of the offense charged by the defendant. The law with reference to the proof necessary in cases dependent solely on circumstantial evidence, as provided in the Penal Code (1910), § 1010, was therefore not applicable. Wilson v. State, 152 Ga. 337 (110 S. E. 8) ; Chamblee v. State, 50 Ga. App. (177 S. E. 824).
3. The evidence amply warrants the verdict of guilty. The court did not err in overruling the motion for new trial.
Judgment affU'med.
Broyles, O. J., and MacIntyre, J., concur.