Case Name: Watts v. The State
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1940-04-11
Citations: 62 Ga. App. 504
Docket Number: 28151
Parties: Watts v. The State.
Judges: MacIntyre and Guerry, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 62
Pages: 504–504

Head Matter:
28151.
Watts v. The State.
Decided April 11, 1940.
H. H. Anderson, for plaintiff in error,
J. H. Paschall, solicitor-general, contra.

Opinion:
Broyles, C. J.
The evidence tending to connect the accused with the offense charged (possessing whisky) was wholly circumstantial, and was insufficient to exclude every reasonable hypothesis save that of his guilt. It' follows that the refusal of the court to grant a new trial was error.
Judgment reversed.
MacIntyre and Guerry, JJ., concur.