Griffith v. State

It may be useful to state the reasons for the opinion that under the law of Georgia one may be convicted of the crime of rape on the uncorroborated testimony of the injured female, in cases not affected by the act of 1918 (supra). All witnesses are presumed to speak the truth. “The testimony of a single witness is generally sufficient to establish a fact. Exceptions to this rule are made in specified cases, such as to convict of treason or perjury, and in any case of felony where the only witness is an accomplice; in these cases (except treason) corroborating circumstances may dispense with…