King v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the CourtMacIntyre, P. J.
There was no request to charge and the court charged: “Ordinarily, gentlemen, the testimony of a single witness is sufficient to establish a fact. There is a difference in a case where the only witness is an accomplice, and you would not be authorized to convict on the testimony of an accomplice unless that testimony is corroborated by other facts or circumstances tending to connect the defendant with the crime as charged.”
“Since the decision of this court in Childers v. State, 52 Ga. 106, the rule has been well settled that, in a case of felony, there can be no conviction upon the testimony…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Childers v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1874
- Harrison v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1889
- Shaw v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1897
- Lanier v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
- McCrory v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1897
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Pope v. Associated Cab Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1954
- McPherson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1958
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