Brooks v. State

It is well settled that where two or more distinct and-separate offenses are charged in different counts of an indictment, a general verdict of guilty means guilty under each and every count, and the verdict cannot be sustained unless the charge in each and every count is supported by evidence. Morse v. State, 10 Ga. App. 61 (4) (72 S. E. 534); Dozier v. State, 14 Ga. App. 473 (81 S. E. 368); Innes v. State, 19 Ga. App. 271 (91 S. E. 339); Sewell v. State, 23 Ga. App. 765 (5) (99 S. E. 320). In the instant case the indictment under which the defendant was convicted contained two counts, the…