Legal Opinion

Elvine v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided July 11, 1949No. 16697PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

1. The evidence was amply sufficient to prove the corpus delicti.

2. In order to authorize a conviction of murder, a confession must be corroborated by other evidence. This requirement is fully met, so as to authorize a conviction, when the corpus delicti is proved by evidence other than the confession. Daniel v. State, 63 Ga. 339; Paul v. State, 65 Ga. 152; Westbrook v. State, 91 Ga. 11 (2) (16 S.E. 100); Owen v. State, 119 Ga. 304 (2) (46 S.E. 433); McVeigh v. State, 205 Ga. 326 (53 S.E.2d 462). The evidence warranted the verdict, and the trial judge did not err in overruling the general…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Patterson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
  2. Cantrell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1913
  3. McVeigh v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1949
  4. Stanford v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1946
  5. Westbrook v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1892

7 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Ivy v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1965
  2. Jackson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
  3. Batts v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
  4. Batts v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
  5. Davis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1960

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API