Legal Opinion
Jackson v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided July 16, 1948No. 32073PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Gardner, J.(a) The defendant was convicted of larceny from the house. Thereafter he filed his motion for a new trial on the general grounds and in due course added three special grounds. This motion was overruled. On this judgment the defendant assigned error in the Supreme Court of Georgia. The case was transferred to this court. 203 Ga. 570 (47 S. E. 2d, 588).
The corpus delicti was proved beyond question and without dispute. Proof of the corpus delicti and proof of a confession freely and voluntarily made, are sufficient to sustain a conviction. Turnipseed v. State, 68 Ga. App. 824 (24 S.…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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3Cited by1 opinion
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