Spence v. State

Carlisle, Judge.

1. Before a person charged with a particular crime can be convicted, the evidence must prove the corpus delicti. That is, the evidence must show not only that a crime has been committed, but that the defendant was the perpetrator of it. Bines v. States, 118 Ga. 320 (1) (45 S. E. 376, 68 L. R. A. 33); Gunder v. State, 95 Ga. App. 176 (97 S. E. 2d 381).

2. In the prosecution of one charged with the offense of operating a motor vehicle on the public highways of the State under the influence of intoxicating liquors or drugs, it is essential that the evidence show not only that the…