Butler v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Indictment for larceny of cow; from Dougherty superior court —Judge Cox. August 7; 1915.
1Opinion of the CourtWade, J.
1. That in order to warrant a conviction of a felony upon the testimony of an accomplice, the corroborating- circumstances must be such as would lead to the inference that the defendant is guilty, independently of the testimony of the accomplice, is an inflexible rule. Childers v. State, 52 Ga. 106; Hammack v. State, 52 Ca. 398, 403; McCrory v. State, 101 Ga. 779 (28 S. E. 921); Milner v. State, 7 Ga. App. 82; Smith v. State, 7 Ga. App. 781 (68 S. E. 335); Bishop v. State, 9 Ga. App. 205 (70 S. E. 976); Baker v. State, 14 Ga. App. 578, 586 (81 S. E. 805); Taylor v. State, 110 Ga. 150 (3), 153…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Childers v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1874
- Taylor v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1900
- Baker v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1914
- McCalla v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1881
- McCrory v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1897
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