Case Name: Brandon v. The State
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1899-07-18
Citations: 108 Ga. 786
Docket Number: 
Parties: Brandon v. The State.
Judges: All the Justices concurring.
Reporter: Georgia Reports
Volume: 108
Pages: 786–786

Head Matter:
Brandon v. The State.
Argued June 19.
Decided July 18, 1899
Indictment for simple larceny. Before Judge Russell. Gwinnett superior court. March term, 1899.
N. L. Hutchins Jr., John R. Cooper, and. Oscar Brown, for plaintiff in error. C. H. Brand, solicitor-general, contra.

Opinion:
Fish, J.
A conviction of a felony was unwarranted, where the only witness implicating the accused in the crime was himself avowedly guilty, and the circumstances proved did not tend to connect the accused with the ofEense. Judgment reversed.
All the Justices concurring.