Johnson v. State

1. Where there is some direct evidence on all the essential elements of the offense for which the defendant is tried, including corroboration of an accomplice, the court’s failure, in the absence of a timely, written request, to instruct the jury on the law of circumstantial evidence is not cause for a new trial. Williams v. State, 83 Ga. App. 252 (63 S. E. 2d, 442); Wright v. State, 184 Ga. 62, 65 (190 S. E. 663); McElroy v. State, 125 Ga. 37 (53 S. E. 759); Wilson v. State, 152 Ga. 337 (110 S. E. 8); Haden v. State, 176 Ga. 304 (17) (168 S. E. 272); Harris v. State, 378 Ga. 746 (2) (174 S.…