Case Name: Tatum et al. v. The State
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1907-05-09
Citations: 1 Ga. App. 778
Docket Number: 396
Parties: Tatum et al. v. The State.
Judges: 
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 1
Pages: 778–778

Head Matter:
396.
Tatum et al. v. The State.
Accusation of larceny from house, from city court of Sylvester —Judge Park. February 23, 1907.
Submitted April 22,
Decided May 9, 1907.
Payton & Tidy, for plaintiffs in error.
J. IT. Tipton, solicitor, contra.

Opinion:
Hill, C. J.
1. Proof of the corpus delicti is the first essential fact in a criminal charge; and where it is not shown beyond a reasonable doubt, a conviction would be unlawful.
2. There was no evidence in this case that the crime charged had been committed; and the verdict should have been set aside and a new trial granted. Judgment reversed.