Case Name: Thompson v. The State
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1940-02-05
Citations: 61 Ga. App. 624
Docket Number: 28086
Parties: Thompson v. The State.
Judges: MacIntyre and Guerry, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 61
Pages: 624–624

Head Matter:
28086.
Thompson v. The State.
Decided February 5, 1940.
W. B. Robinson, for plaintiff in error.
J. H. Paschall, solicitor-general, contra.

Opinion:
Broyles, C. J.
The accused was convicted of the offense of fornication and adultery. The evidence tending to connect her with such a crime was wholly circumstantial, and, while raising a strong suspicion of her . guilt, was not sufficient to exclude every other reasonable hypothesis. The verdict was unauthorized, and the refusal' to grant a new trial was error.
Judgment reversed.
MacIntyre and Guerry, JJ., concur.