Williams v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Quillian, Presiding Judge.
Defendant appeals his conviction of a violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act. Held:
1. There was sufficient corroboration of the accomplice’s testimony in the testimony of a police officer who saw defendant throw a white cloth on the ground from which the controlled substance was later taken by a police undercover agent when the cloth was pointed out by the accomplice. Slight evidence of corroboration connecting the defendant with the crime is sufficient and the sufficiency of the corroboration of the accomplice is entirely a matter for the jury. Atcheson…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- High v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
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- Sutton v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
- Carroll v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
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