Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, and a new trial is ordered.
The evidence at trial established that the defendant was present in a house where a burglary occurred on the day that money was stolen, but there was no direct evidence establishing the identity of the burglar. In its charge to the jury, the trial court failed to inform the jury that the evidence presented to establish the defendant's guilt was solely circumstantial. Accordingly, the jury...
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