Wesley v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Duckworth, Chief Justice.
The alleged injured female testified that the accused had sexual intercourse with her over a period of two years. But to sustain a conviction, this testi mony must be corroborated. Code §§ 26-1303, 26-1304. This requirement was met. The female’s letter to her aunt asking her to come and take her away because the defendant was, as therein described, molesting her, and the fact that the accused was the only male in the house where he was living with the victim’s mother were corroborating facts and circumstances sufficient to convict. Rivers v. State, 179 Ga. 782 (177 SE…
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