Legal Opinion

Cody v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 2, 1990No. A90A0687PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Pope, Judge.

Defendant was convicted of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute in violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act, and appeals. We affirm.

1. Defendant first challenges the sufficiency of the evidence, contending that his conviction was based solely on the uncorroborated testimony of an alleged accomplice in violation of OCGA § 24-4-8. “We find no merit in this enumeration. Acknowledging that corrobo- ' ration of the testimony by a single accomplice is necessary, . . . our courts have held that the corroborating evidence itself need not be sufficient to warrant…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Drake v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
  2. Drake v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  3. Adams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
  4. Burroughs v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
  5. Thurston v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Ellison v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  2. McNair v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  3. Day v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
  4. Dixson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
  5. Fain v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993

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