Case Name: Henderson v. The State
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1917-06-14
Citations: 147 Ga. 134
Docket Number: No. 152
Parties: Henderson v. The State.
Judges: All the Justices concur.
Reporter: Georgia Reports
Volume: 147
Pages: 134–134

Head Matter:
Henderson v. The State.
No. 152.
June 14, 1917.
Indictment for murder/ Before Judge Worrill.' Randolph superior court. January 20, 1917.
, J. W. Harris, P. C. King, and- G. H. Perry, for plaintiff in error. Clifford Walher, attorney-general, B. T. Castellow, - solicitor-general, R. R, Arnold, and M. C. Bennet, contra. • ■

Opinion:
Gilbert, J.
1. The court did not err, as complained in the amended ' motion, in regard to the admission of evidence.
2. The verdict in this case is dependent entirely' on circumstantial - evi- : dence. The proved facts are consistent with innocence, and are insufficient to exclude every reasonable hypothesis save that of the guilt of the accused. Suspicion of guilt will not authorize a conviction. Penal Code (1910), §1010; Williams v. State, 113 Ga. 721 (39 S. E. 487). It was error to refuse a new trial.
Judgment reversed.
All the Justices concur.