Case Name: Barrett v. The State
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1913-03-18
Citations: 12 Ga. App. 508
Docket Number: 4587
Parties: Barrett v. The State.
Judges: 
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 12
Pages: 508–508

Head Matter:
4587.
Barrett v. The State.
Decided March 18, 1913.
Indictment for arson; from Whitfield superior court—Judge Pite. December 20, 1912.
W. E. Mann, for plaintiff in error.
Sam P. Maddox, solicitor-general, contra.

Opinion:
Russell, J.
There was not sufficient evidence of the corpus delicti to authorize 'the conviction of the accused, and no evidence to rebut the presumption that the burning was accidental; nor is there any evidence that the defendant was connected with the burning. The verdict of guilty was therefore unauthorized by law. Matthews v. State, 10 Ga. App. 302 (73 S. E. 404), and citations; Bines v. State, 118 Ga. 320 (45 S. E. 376, 68 L. R. A. 33), and citations. Judgment reversed.