Case Name: Amason v.The State
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1919-06-09
Citations: 23 Ga. App. 784
Docket Number: 10367
Parties: Amason v.The State.
Judges: Bloodworth and Stephens,.JJ., concur.
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 23
Pages: 784–784

Head Matter:
10367.
Amason v.The State.
Decided June 9, 1919.
Indictment for larceny; from Eulton superior court—Judge Hill. December 21, 1918.
Ernest G. Bentley, for plaintiff in error.
John A. Boykin, solicitor-general, E. A. Stephens, contra.

Opinion:
Broyles, P. J.
The conviction of the accused depended wholly upon circumstantial evidence. The court therefore erred in failing, even in the absence of a timely written request, to charge the law of circumstantial • evidence. While "it is immaterial what language is employed to convey this instruction" (Mangum v. State, 5 Ga. App. 445, 63 8. E. 543; Bush v. State,: 23 Ga. App. 126, 97 S. E. 554), there was no language in the charge in the instant case which sufficiently presented it. Because of this error a new trial is required.
Judgment reversed.
Bloodworth and Stephens,.JJ., concur.