Case Name: Murphy v. The State
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1903-10-29
Citations: 118 Ga. 780
Docket Number: 
Parties: Murphy v. The State.
Judges: All the Justices concur.
Reporter: Georgia Reports
Volume: 118
Pages: 780–780

Head Matter:
Murphy v. The State.
Argued October 20,
—Decided October 29, 1903.
Indictment for wrecking train. Before Judge Holden. Washington superior court. June 5/ 1903.
Evans & Evans, for plaintiff in error.
B. T. Rawlings, solicitor-general, contra.'

Opinion:
Pish, P. J.
1. The corpus delicti was clearly proved ; and while the evidence connecting the accused with the commission of the crime was wholly circumstantial, it was sufficient to support the verdict finding him guilty.
2. The accused introduced no evidence; and even if his statement could be construed as setting up the defense of alibi, the court was not required to charge the law applicable thereto, in the absence of a request to do so. Robinson v. State, 114 Ga. 56; Walker v. State, ante, 757.
Judgment affirmed.
All the Justices concur.