Elvine v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
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
- Patterson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
- Cantrell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1913
- McVeigh v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1949
- Stanford v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1946
- Westbrook v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1892
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