Tolbert v. State

Mobley, Justice.

Charles Oscar Tolbert was convicted of the offense of rape, and sentenced to life imprisonment. The questions made on his appeal are: (1) the sufficiency of the evidence to support the verdict; and (2) the legality of the admission of testimony of the Sheriff of Lumpkin County relative to the search made by him of the automobile of the defendant and the finding of a marked cough drop box therein, and the introduction of the box in evidence,, over the objection that the search and seizure were accomplished under a void search warrant.

The verdict of guilty was amply supported by…