Thompson v. State

Pope, Judge.

Defendant Aaron Thompson brings this appeal from his conviction and sentence of armed robbery.

1. Defendant first challenges the sufficiency of the evidence and argues that his conviction was based solely on the uncorroborated testimony of an alleged accomplice, who was indicted along with defendant for the crime charged but pled guilty at trial following the selection of the jury. “ ‘In Georgia the testimony of an accomplice used to convict the accused of a crime must be supported by independent corroborating evidence as to the identity and participation of the accused tending to…