Nance v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Indictment for perjury: Before Judge Freeman. Coweta superior court. May 31, 1906.
1Opinion of the CourtLumpkin, J.
1. Upon the trial of one indicted for perjury, where a witness testified positively to the commission of the offense, and corroborating circumstances were relied on in connection with his testimony as a basis for conviction, such “corroborative evidence need not be in and of itself so strong as to support a verdict of guilty, but it must be sufficient to connect the accused with the perpetration of the offense and lead to the inference of his guilt, and more than sufficient to raise a suspicion against him.” Chapman v. State, 112 Ga. 56(2); Dixon v. State, 116 Ga. 186.
‘2. Where the court has…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Dixon v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1902
- Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
- Chapman v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1900
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