Legal Opinion

Johnson v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided October 7, 1968No. 43694PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Quillian, Judge.

The appellants contend that Johnny Otis Rammage, a co-indictee, was an accomplice of the appellants in the larceny of the automobile for which they stand convicted; that, as such, their conviction would not be authorized unless the testimony of the accomplice was corroborated; that there was no testimony whatsoever to corroborate the accomplice’s testimony regarding David Dempsey and Richard Smith.

If a witness sworn in a case is an accomplice, his testimony, without more, cannot convict. York v. State, 107 Ga. App. 6, 7 (128 SE2d 556) and Price v. State, 208 Ga. 695 (3a) (69…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Curtis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1960
  2. Price v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1952
  3. Perryman v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1940
  4. Matthews v. EverettSupreme Court of Georgia · 1947
  5. Bernhard v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1886

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Garrett v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1984
  2. State v. GarciaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1978
  3. Grayer v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
  4. Flagg v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
  5. Grayer v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985

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