Richardson v. State

Candler, Justice.

(After stating the foregoing facts.)

There is no merit in the general grounds of the motion for new trial. The State’s evidence, as it appears from our statement of the facts, abundantly proved the crime of murder as charged in the indictment; and this is true because a confession of guilt, when freely and voluntarily made, is direct evidence of the highest character (Eberhart v. State, 47 Ga. 598; Pressley v. State, 201 Ga. 267, 39 S. E. 2d, 478); and when corroborated by proof of the corpus delicti, as in this case, is sufficient to authorize a conviction. Code, § 38-420;…