Lord v. State

Clark, Judge.

Appellant seeks a reversal of his conviction of burglary through invoking two legal principles. One of these contends there is an absence of independent evidence sufficient to meet the requirements stated in Caldwell v. State, 227 Ga. 703, 706 (182 SE2d 789) for sustaining a felony conviction based upon the testimony of an accomplice. The other argument relies upon our court’s holding in Pittman v. State, 110 Ga. App. 625, 627 (139 SE2d 507) that "When a substance analyzed has passed through several hands its custody at all times should be accounted for. The evidence must not…