Case Name: Wages v. The State
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1928-11-14
Citations: 38 Ga. App. 751
Docket Number: 19221
Parties: Wages v. The State.
Judges: Broyles, 0. J., and Buhe, J., concur.
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 38
Pages: 751–752

Head Matter:
19221.
Wages v. The State.
Decided November 14, 1928.

Opinion:
Bloodworth, J.
The defendant was convicted on circumstantial evidence of possessing intoxicating liquor. The evidence did not exclude every reasonable hypothesis save that of the guilt of the accused, and the court erred in overruling the motion for a new trial.
Judgment reversed.
Broyles, 0. J., and Buhe, J., concur.
Wolver M. Smith, James W. Arnold, for plaintiff in error.
Pemberton Cooley, solicitor-general, contra.