Legal Opinion

Tuggle v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 24, 1979No. 57493PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Birdsong, Judge.

Bobby Tuggle was indicted for and convicted of burglary and sentenced to serve twenty years. He brings this appeal enumerating 13 errors. Held:

1. Tuggle contends that there was insufficient independent and corroborating evidence to sustain the conviction based upon the testimony of an accomplice. We find ample evidence to support both the conviction and to corroborate the accomplice. Birt v. State, 236 Ga. 815, 826 (225 SE2d 248); Felix v. State, 143 Ga. App. 376 (238 SE2d 734).

2. Enumerations of error 2,3, and 4 contend that the trial court erred in allowing hearsay evidence.…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Birt v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  2. Robinson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1972
  3. Merino v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1973
  4. Glass v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  5. Allen v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Dennis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
  2. Butler v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
  3. Whitten v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
  4. Bishop v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  5. Frink v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986

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