Case Name: Coney v. The State
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1924-01-17
Citations: 31 Ga. App. 569
Docket Number: 15138
Parties: Coney v. The State.
Judges: Bloodworth, J., concurs. Broyles, O. J., dissents.
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 31
Pages: 569–570

Head Matter:
15138.
Coney v. The State.
Decided January 17, 1924.
Accusation of possessing liquor, etc.; from city court of Dublin —Judge Sturgis. October 15, 1923.
W. A. Dampier, for plaintiff in error.
William Brunson, solicitor, contra.

Opinion:
Luke, J.
1. "The conviction depending wholly upon circumstantial evidence, it was reversible error for the court to fail to instruct the jury as to the law of circumstantial evidence, though not requested to charge thereon." Butler v. State, 17 Ga. App. 769 (88 S. E. 593).
Judgment reversed.
Bloodworth, J., concurs. Broyles, O. J., dissents.