Thomas v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Indictment for burglary; from Polk superior court — Judge Bartlett. December 6, 1915.
1Opinion of the CourtWade, J.
1. Besides olear and unequivocal proof of the corpus delicti, which was itself sufficient to corroborate the confession made by the accused (Schaefer v. State, 93 Ga. 177, 18 S. E. 552; Wilson v. State, 6 Ga. App. 16, 61 S. E. 112; Allen v. State, 8 Ga. App, 90, 68 S. E. 558), there was abundant circumstantial evidence tending to show that the defendant had been in recent possession of the stolen property, and to otherwise corroborate his confession. See Tolver v. State, 10 Ga. App. 33 (72 S. E. 516); Anderson v. State, 72 Ga. 98 (2); Perry v. State, 110 Ga. 234 (36 S. E. 781); Griner v.…
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