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Gaither v. The State

Supreme Court of Georgia1903-12-08
119 Ga. 118

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Opinion

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Turner, J.

Where the evidence fails to prove the corpus delicti, and where the circumstantial evidence fails to connect the defendant with the alleged crime, a motion for a new trial hy the defendant convicted under such deficient evidence should he granted. Judgment reversed.

All the Justices concur.

ü. H. Lewis, for plaintiff in error.

David W. Meadow, solicitor-general, contra.