Pennington v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Pennington v. State

147 S.E. 727, 39 Ga. App. 526, 1929 Ga. App. LEXIS 398

CourtCourt of Appeals of Georgia

DecidedApril 9, 1929

Docket19458

StatusPublished

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Pennington v. State, 147 S.E. 727, 39 Ga. App. 526, 1929 Ga. App. LEXIS 398 (Ga. Ct. App. 1929).

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Opinion

Broyles, O. J.

The accused were convicted of manufacturing whisky. The only evidence directly connecting them with that offense was the testimony of an accomplice, and his testimony was not corroborated by any other evidence whatsoever that directly, and independently of his testimony, connected them with the crime of making whisky. It follows that the verdict was unauthorized and that the refusal to grant a new trial was error.

Judgment reversed.

Luhe and Bloodworth, JJ., concur.

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Broyles, O. J.

The accused were convicted of manufacturing whisky. The only evidence directly connecting them with that offense was the testimony of an accomplice, and his testimony was not corroborated by any other evidence whatsoever that directly, and independently of his testimony, connected them with the crime of making whisky. It follows that the verdict was unauthorized and that the refusal to grant a new trial was error.

Judgment reversed.

Luhe and Bloodworth, JJ., concur.

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147 S.E. 727, 39 Ga. App. 526, 1929 Ga. App. LEXIS 398, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/pennington-v-state-gactapp-1929.