
    396.
    Tatum et al. v. The State.
    Accusation of larceny from house, from city court of Sylvester —Judge Park. February 23, 1907.
    Submitted April 22,
    Decided May 9, 1907.
    
      Payton & Tidy, for plaintiffs in error.
    
      J. IT. Tipton, solicitor, contra.
   Hill, C. J.

1. Proof of the corpus delicti is the first essential fact in a criminal charge; and where it is not shown beyond a reasonable doubt, a conviction would be unlawful.

2. There was no evidence in this case that the crime charged had been committed; and the verdict should have been set aside and a new trial granted. Judgment reversed.  