Legal Opinion

Mosier v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided October 4, 1996No. A96A2177PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Eldridge, Judge.

The state joined for trial two indictments charging Gary Mosier with separate offenses of burglary; he was convicted of both and appeals only his conviction under Indictment No. 94CR17,077 for the burglary of the residence of Carol and David Tate.

In his sole enumeration of error, appellant contends that the circumstantial evidence presented at trial which corroborated the testimony of his accomplice was insufficient to support the jury’s guilty verdict. We do not agree.

A defendant may not be convicted on the uncorroborated testimony of an accomplice; however, only slight…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Grace v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
  3. Howard v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
  4. Tucker v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
  5. Sanchez v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Grimes v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
  2. Gibson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  3. Barnett v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  4. James v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
  5. Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999

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