Williams v. State

Eldridge, Judge.

Jeffery Williams appeals a Richmond County jury’s verdict finding him guilty of the burglary of a J. B. White store in Augusta. We affirm.

1. Williams challenges the sufficiency of the evidence in support of his conviction. Specifically, Williams contends that the only testimony connecting him to the crime was that of his co-defendant, Sheila Mitchell, and that her testimony was not sufficiently corroborated.

“In Georgia, a defendant may not be convicted on the uncorroborated testimony of an accomplice. OCGA § 24-4-8. The corroboration must be independent of the accomplice’s…