Goff v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Goff v. State

140 S.E. 793, 37 Ga. App. 471, 1927 Ga. App. LEXIS 345

CourtCourt of Appeals of Georgia

DecidedDecember 13, 1927

Docket18463

StatusPublished

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Goff v. State, 140 S.E. 793, 37 Ga. App. 471, 1927 Ga. App. LEXIS 345 (Ga. Ct. App. 1927).

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Brotles, C. J.

Before one can be legally convicted on the testimony of an accomplice, such testimony must be corroborated by other evidence, either direct or circumstantial, which, independently of the testimony of the accomplice, directly connects the accused with the offense charged. Scott v. State, 32 Ga. App. 52 (122 S. E. 647), and cit. In the instant ease the testimony of the accomplice was not so corroborated, and the refusal to grant a new trial was error.

Judgment reversed.

Lulce and Bloodworth, JJ., concur.

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Brotles, C. J.

Before one can be legally convicted on the testimony of an accomplice, such testimony must be corroborated by other evidence, either direct or circumstantial, which, independently of the testimony of the accomplice, directly connects the accused with the offense charged. Scott v. State, 32 Ga. App. 52 (122 S. E. 647), and cit. In the instant ease the testimony of the accomplice was not so corroborated, and the refusal to grant a new trial was error.

Judgment reversed.

Lulce and Bloodworth, JJ., concur.

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