Case Name: Butler v. The State
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1916-04-17
Citations: 17 Ga. App. 769
Docket Number: 7223
Parties: Butler v. The State.
Judges: Russell, C. J., absent.
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 17
Pages: 769–769

Head Matter:
7223.
Butler v. The State.
Decided April 17, 1916.
Accusation of larceny; from city court of Dublin — Judge Hicks. June 13, 1916.
W. A. Dampier, for plaintiff in error.
S. P. New, solicitor, contra.

Opinion:
Broyles, J.
The conviction depending wholly upon circumstantial evidence, it was reversible error for the court to fail to instruct the jury as to the law of circumstantial evidence, though not requested to charge thereon. Judgment reversed.
Russell, C. J., absent.