Case Name: Williams v. The State
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1915-10-29
Citations: 17 Ga. App. 316
Docket Number: 6350
Parties: Williams v. The State.
Judges: 
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 17
Pages: 316–316

Head Matter:
6350.
Williams v. The State.
Decided October 29, 1915.
Indictment for arson; from Liberty superior court — Judge Larsen. December 28, 1914.
O. C. Darsey, for plaintiff in error.
W. F. Slater, solicitor-general, contra.

Opinion:
Russell, C. J.
The ruling in this ease is controlled by the decisions of the Supreme Court in the cases of Ross v. State, 109 Ga. 517 (35 S. E. 102), and Green v. State, 111 Ga. 139 (36 S. E. 609). The law does not permit any one to be convicted upon mere suspicion. The evidence being entirely circumstantial and not being sufficient to connect the accused in any way with the burning, the verdict of guilty was contrary to law, and the court erred in refusing to grant a new trial.
Judgment reversed.