114 Ga. 113
Decided November 7, 1901
Supreme Court of Georgia · decided 1901-11-07
<p>Indictment for burglary. Before Judge Henry. Floyd superior court. July term, 1901.</p>
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Decided 1901-11-07
Cited by 11 later decisions — most recently December 1974
11 state decisions
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¶1Where an indictment for burglary charged that the accused broke and entered a designated house with intent to steal therefrom a specific article, and there was no proof that this article was ever in the house, or that the accused had any reason to believe it was, a verdict of guilty can not stand.
¶2 Judgment reversed.