Washington v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Indictment for seduction. Before Judge Beagan. Butts superior court. September 7, 1905.
1Opinion of the CourtFish, C. J.
Jeffie Washington was convicted of the crime of seduction, and brought the- case here for review, by excepting, to the overruling of his motion for a new trial.
1. “The victim of a seduction is not an ‘accomplice’ to the offense committed, in the sense in which the word just quoted is used in* the Penal Code, §991, requiring the testimony of at least two witnesses to convict of a felony, or corroborating circumstances, ‘where the only witness is an accomplice.’ ” This ruling was made by a full bench in Keller v. State, 102 Ga. 506. In the present case leave was granted to review that decision,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Keener v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1855
- O'Dell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
- Keller v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1897
- O'Neill v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1890
- McTyier v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1892
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Redd v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
- Woodard v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1909
- Glenn v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1949
- Hendrix v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1931
- Miller v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1913
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