Case Name: Cornwell v. The State
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1934-11-14
Citations: 179 Ga. 668
Docket Number: No. 10149
Parties: Cornwell v. The State.
Judges: All the Justices oonour, except Bell, J., who dissents.
Reporter: Georgia Reports
Volume: 179
Pages: 668–673

Head Matter:
Cornwell v. The State.
No. 10149.
November 14, 1934.

Opinion:
Russell, O. J.
The evidence of the guilt of the accused is entirely circumstantial, and is so inconclusive as not to exclude every reasonable hypothesis save that of the defendant's guilt. The court erred in overruling the motion for a new trial.
Judgment reversed.
All the Justices oonour, except Bell, J., who dissents.
Chester A. Byars, for plaintiff in error.
M. J. Yeomans, attorney-general, W. E. Connor, solicitor-general, B. D. Murphy, J. T. Coree, and E. J. Glower, contra.