Case Name: Moore v. The State
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1932-02-17
Citations: 44 Ga. App. 759
Docket Number: 21886
Parties: Moore v. The State.
Judges: Broyles, G. J., concurs. Blood-worth, J., absent on account of illness.
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 44
Pages: 759–760

Head Matter:
21886.
Moore v. The State.

Opinion:
Luke, J.
The evidence is circumstantial, depending entirely upon "recent possession" of the hogs alleged to have been stolen. The defendant stated to the jury that he purchased and paid for the hogs, and substantiated his defense by the testimony of several witnesses. A careful reading of the brief of evidence satisfies this court that the evidence fails to exclude every reasonable hypothesis save that of the guilt of the accused.
Decided February 17, 1932.
O'Neal & O'Neal, for plaintiff in error.
Robert B. Short, solicitor-general, contra.
Therefore, the judgment overruling the motion for a new trial is reversed upon the general grounds.
Judgment reversed.
Broyles, G. J., concurs. Blood-worth, J., absent on account of illness.