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33 Ga. App. 700

Jackson v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 15, 1925

Court of Appeals of Georgia · decided 1925-04-15

Relies on Slaughter v. State

Decided 1925-04-15

Luke, J.

¶1“The offense charged in the indictment being simple larceny, and the guilt of the accused being wholly dependent upon inference arising from possession of the article alleged to have been stolen, and this possession being shown by uncontradieted and unimpeached testimony to be consistent with his innocence of the offense charged, . . the conviction of the accused was unauthorized.” Slaughter v. State, 24 Ga. App. 428 (100 S. E. 774).

¶2Judgment reversed.

Broyles, O. J., and Bloodworlh, J., concur.
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