Case Name: Guyton v. The State
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1924-06-10
Citations: 32 Ga. App. 429
Docket Number: 15509
Parties: Guyton v. The State.
Judges: Luke and Bloodworth, JJ., eoneur.
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 32
Pages: 429–429

Head Matter:
15509.
Guyton v. The State.
Accusation of gaming; from city court of Baxley — Judge Speer. March 8, 1924.
J. B. Moore, for plaintiff in error.
Wade E. Watson, solicitor-general, contra.

Opinion:
Broyles, C. J.
Tlie evidence tending to establish the conviction of the defendant being wholly circumstantial, the failure of the judge to instruct the jury upon the law of circumstantial evidence, even in the absence of a timely and appropriate written request, was error requiring the grant of a new trial.
Judgment reversed.
Luke and Bloodworth, JJ., eoneur.