Case Name: SAMUELS v. THE STATE
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1931-04-14
Citations: 43 Ga. App. 194
Docket Number: 21182
Parties: SAMUELS v. THE STATE.
Judges: Lulce and Bloodworth, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 43
Pages: 194–195

Head Matter:
21182.
SAMUELS v. THE STATE.
Decided April 14, 1931.
Alex J. McDonald Jr., J. O. McDonald, for plaintiff in error.
T. Hoyt Davis, solicitor-general, contra.

Opinion:
Broyles, C. J.
The defendant was convicted of possessing whisky. ' The only witness who testified about the alleged whisky transaction stated on his cross-examination as follows: "I could not say positively that this was the negro. This negro (indicating defendant) looks a little older than the negro I bought the liquor from. I would not identify this man (indicating the defendant) as being the man, only he is about the same size and color. This negro here (indicating the defendant) looks older. All negroes are not about the same color, some are bright and some dark. I know lots of negroes the same color. I have never seen this negro before to-day that I know of. I would not swear that I ever saw him before, only what he told me. I would not swear positively that he is the same negro."
The verdict of guilty was not authorized by the evidence, and the court's refusal to grant a new trial was error.
Judgment reversed.
Lulce and Bloodworth, JJ., concur.