Brown v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Indictment for burglary; from Fulton superior court — Judge Benjamin H. Hill. April 15, 1916.
1Opinion of the CourtBboyles, J.
1. Slight evidence that the crime was committed by the defendant will corroborate the testimony of an accomplice and warrant a conviction. Evans v. State, 78 Ga. 351; Roberts v. State, 55 Ga. 220 (3).(a) While the judge should not charge the jury, as matter of law, that slight evidence is sufficient to corroborate the testimony of an accomplice (Chapman v. State, 109 Ga. 164, 34 S. E. 369), yet as a matter of fact slight evidence is sufficient, if it is satisfactory to the minds of the jury. Rawlins v. State, 124 Ga. 31, 49 (52 S. E. 1). The sufficiency of the corroboration is a question…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Rawlins v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
- Calhoun v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1916
- Chapman v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1899
- Roberts v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1875
- Evans v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1886
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