Suddeth v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Indictment for robbery. Before Judge Janes', superior court. ' October 30, 1900. Douglas G. H. Thompson, driving home in his buggy about eight o’clock at night, was stopped by two men in the road, knocked senseless, and robbed of his money. At the trial of George Suddeth for this offense, Calvin Hunter appeared as a witness for the State, and testified, in substance, that Suddeth committed the crime in his presence but without his participation.
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Indictment for robbery. Before Judge Janes', superior court. ' October 30, 1900. Douglas G. H. Thompson, driving home in his buggy about eight o’clock at night, was stopped by two men in the road, knocked senseless, and robbed of his money. At the trial of George Suddeth for this offense, Calvin Hunter appeared as a witness for the State, and testified, in substance, that Suddeth committed the crime in his presence but without his participation. Hunter was the first one arrested therefor. Among the other testimony it appeared that Suddeth said, at a party on the same night, that “ George…
1Opinion of the CourtCobb, J.
Suddeth wa§ placed on trial upon an indictment charging him with the offense of robbery, and was convicted. His motion for a new trial having been overruled, he excepted.
1. In Fletcher v. State, 90 Ga. 468, the distinction between a confession of guilt and an incriminating admission of a minor fact was clearly drawn. In the opinion Mr. Chief Justice Bleckley said: “ There is a very wide distinction between admitting the main fact and admitting some minor or subordinate fact or series of facts which could be true whether the main fact existed or not. This distinction has been pointed out at…
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