Case Name: Mathis v. The State
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1911-11-07
Citations: 10 Ga. App. 77
Docket Number: 3693
Parties: Mathis v. The State.
Judges: 
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 10
Pages: 77–77

Head Matter:
3693.
Mathis v. The State.
Decided November 7, 1911.
Indictment for larceny from house; from Floyd superior court —Judge Maddox.
August 19, 1911.
Sharp & Sharp, for plaintiff in error.
John W. Bale, solicitor-general, contra.

Opinion:
Hill, C. J.
The circumstances relied upon to support the verdict, weighed most strongly against the accused, are not incriminatory in character, and are only sufficient to raise a suspicion of guilt; and suspicion alone, however strong and apparently well founded, has no probative value as evidence, and a verdict based thereon, without more, is contrary to law.
Judgment reversed.