Gann v. State

A conviction of felony cannot be- had on the testimony of an accomplice, unless such testimony is corroborated by other evidence tending to connect the defendant with the commission of the offense; and the statute establishes a rule of evidence in this connection by expressly providing that the corroborative evidence is not sufficient if it merely shows the commission of the offense or the circumstances thereof. Code 1923, % 5635.

This appellant was convicted of unlawfully distilling or making whisky, as charged in count 1 of the indictment, and also, of the unlawful possession of a still, as…