Case Name: Bird v. The State
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1922-05-09
Citations: 28 Ga. App. 563
Docket Number: 13416
Parties: Bird v. The State.
Judges: Luke and Bloodworth, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 28
Pages: 563–564

Head Matter:
13416.
Bird v. The State.
Decided May 9, 1922.

Opinion:
Broyles, C. J.
The defendant was convicted on circumstantial evidence alone, and the evidence was not sufficient to exclude every reasonable hypothesis save that of his guilt. The verdict, therefore, was unauthorized under the law and the evidence, and the court erred in overruling the motion for a new trial.
Judgment reversed.
Luke and Bloodworth, JJ., concur.
Indictment for burglary; from Evans superior court — Judge Sheppard. .January 14, 1922.
Anderson & Jones, John P. Moore, W. G. Neville, for plaintiff in error.
J. Saxton Daniel, solicitor-general, contra.