Legal Opinion

Kicklighter v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided December 5, 1947No. 31735PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtTownsend, J.

(After stating the foregoing facts.) The general grounds of the motion for new trial and the ground of the amended motion, in which it is contended that the evidence is not sufficient to establish the venue, are considered together since they all relate to the sufficiency of the evidence although the question of the venue is raised by special assignment as required by statute. The defendant confessed as to every essential element of the crime, and all of his confession was corroborated by other evidence: The amount of corroboration sufficient to sustain a verdict of guilty is a matter for the…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Powell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1897
  2. Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1900
  3. Shrouder v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
  4. Porter v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1886
  5. Griner v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1905

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. McNeely v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  2. Ramer v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1948
  3. Lyons v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1956

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