Case Name: Smith v. The State
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1937-02-23
Citations: 55 Ga. App. 287
Docket Number: 26090
Parties: Smith v. The State.
Judges: MacIntyre and Guerry, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 55
Pages: 287–287

Head Matter:
26090.
Smith v. The State.
Decided February 23, 1937.
West L. Cranford, J. G. Cranford, for plaintiff in error.
George R. Lilly, solicitor-general, F. J. Glower, contra.

Opinion:
Broyles, C. J.
The evidence tending to connect the defendant with the offense of simple larceny (hog-stealing) was wholly circumstantial, and, while raising a strong suspicion of his guilt, was insufficient to exclude every other reasonable hypothesis. It follows that the court erred in refusing to grant a new trial.
Judgment reversed.
MacIntyre and Guerry, JJ., concur.