McCauley v. State

Deen, Presiding Judge.

Harvey McCauley, Jr. was convicted of arson in the first degree and appeals following the denial of his motion for a new trial.

1. He first contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion for a directed verdict of acquittal because the state failed to adduce any evidence to corroborate an alleged prior inconsistent statement of a convicted accomplice, Charles Riggins, as required under OCGA § 24-4-8.

The only evidence linking appellant to the crime was a written statement taken by a police officer from Riggins which implicated appellant in the crime. Riggins…