Case Name: Sheppard v. The State
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1917-09-24
Citations: 21 Ga. App. 49
Docket Number: 8885
Parties: Sheppard v. The State.
Judges: Wade, O. J., and George, J., concur:
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 21
Pages: 49–49

Head Matter:
8885.
Sheppard v. The State.
Decided September 24, 1917.
Accusation of larceny from the person; from city court of Carrollton — Judge Beall. April 21, 1917.- ■
Emmett Smith, for plaintiff in error.
Willis Smith, solicitor, contra.

Opinion:
Luke, J.
The evidence upon which the accused was convicted was wholly circumstantial, and the proved facts were not sufficient to exclude every other reasonable supposition than that of the guilt of the accused. The verdict,, being without evidence to support it, was contrary to law, and the court erred in overruling the motion for a new trial. cannon v. State, 12 Ga. App. 637 (77 S. E. 920) ; Belmas v. State, 12 Ga. App. 363 (77. S. E. 188).
Judgment reversed.
Wade, O. J., and George, J., concur: