WISE v. STATE

17793.

209 Ga. 115 (1952)

70 S.E.2d 598

WISE v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided April 16, 1952.

Rehearing Denied May 14, 1952.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Alonzo Woods, for plaintiff in error.

Eugene Cook, Attorney-General, W. H. Lanier, Solicitor-General, and Rubye G. Jackson, contra.


CANDLER, Justice.

1. A charge to the jury on circumstantial evidence is required only when a conviction depends entirely thereon. Williams v. State, 196 Ga. 503 (26 S.E.2d 926); Booth v. State, 198 Ga. 648 (32 S.E.2d 303); Pippin v. State, 205 Ga. 316 (53 S.E.2d 482). In this case the State relied upon direct and positive evidence for conviction; and a charge upon circumstantial evidence...

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