Case Name: Miller v. The State
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1936-01-10
Citations: 52 Ga. App. 383
Docket Number: 25345
Parties: Miller v. The State.
Judges: MacIntyre and Guerry, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 52
Pages: 383–383

Head Matter:
25345.
Miller v. The State.
Decided January 10, 1936.
Thomas J. Shackelford, George W. Westmoreland, for plaintiff in error.
Clifford Pratt, solicitor-general, PL. W. Davis, contra.

Opinion:
Broyles, C. J.
The evidence tending to connect the accused with the
offense charged (burglary) was wholly circumstantial (the incriminatory statement made by the defendant not amounting to a confession, and not being direct evidence), and, while raising a strong suspicion against him, was not sufficient to exclude every reasonable hypothesis save that of his guilt. The court erred in overruling the motion for a new trial.
Judgment reversed.
MacIntyre and Guerry, JJ., concur.