Case Name: Silvey v. The State
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1900-07-09
Citations: 111 Ga. 849
Docket Number: 
Parties: Silvey v. The State.
Judges: All the Justices concurring.
Reporter: Georgia Reports
Volume: 111
Pages: 849–849

Head Matter:
Silvey v. The State.
Submitted June 18, —
Decided July 9, 1900.
Indictment for setting woods on fire. Before Judge Estes. Union superior court. April term, 1900.
I, L. Oakes, for plaintiff in error.
W. A. Charters, solicitor-general, contra.

Opinion:
Little, J.
The evidence, at best, only tended to raise a suspicion of the guilt of the defendant, and was not sufficient to support a conviction' of the offense with which he -was charged. The court erred in overruling the motion for a new trial. Judgment reversed.
All the Justices concurring.