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# O.C.G.A. § 24-14-6. Conviction based on circumstantial evidence.

To warrant a conviction on circumstantial evidence, the proved facts shall not only be consistent with the hypothesis of guilt, but shall exclude every other reasonable hypothesis save that of the guilt of the accused.

## History

Code 1981, § 24-14-6, enacted by Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 2/HB 24.

## Law Reviews

For survey of cases dealing with criminal law and criminal procedure from June 1, 1977 through May 1978, see 30 Mercer L. Rev. 27 (1978).

For annual survey of criminal law, see 38 Mercer L. Rev. 129 (1986).

For article, “Criminal Law,” see 53 Mercer L. Rev. 209 (2001).

## History of Section.

Former Code Section 24-4-6, which contained comparable provisions to this Code section, as effective January 1, 2013, was derived from the decisions in Martin v. State, 38 Ga. 293 (1868); Carter v. State, 46 Ga. 637 (1872); and Simmons v. State, 85 Ga. 224, 11 S.E. 555 (1890).