Perdue v. State

99 S.E. 797, 24 Ga. App. 50, 1919 Ga. App. LEXIS 401

Opinion

Bloodwortit, J..

A confession of guilt was established. This was not only corroborated by the fact that the larceny was clearly shown, but it was further corroborated by tbe fact that the basket in which the cotton was when stolen was found where the accused said he put it. “Proof of the corpus delicti may be sufficient corroboration of a confession of guilt to sustain a verdict of guilty.” Davis v. State, 105 Ga. 808 (3) (32 S. E. 158); Allen v. State, 8 Ga. App. 90 (68 S. E. 558). “While a conviction based upon an uncorroborated confession cannot be sustained, the sufficiency of the circumstances adduced for the purpose of corroboration is to he determined by the jury.” Cook v. State, 9 Ga. App. 208 (3) (70 S. E. 1019). “In this case the motion for g, new trial contained only the usual general grounds. There was some slight evidence authorizing the verdict; and the verdict having been approved by the trial judge* under the repeated and uniform rulings of this court and of the Supreme Court* a reviewing court is powerless to interfere. When the verdict is apparently decidedly against the weight of the evidence, the trial judge has a wide discretion as to granting or refusing a new trial; but whenever there is any evidence, however slight* to support a verdict which has been approved by the trial judge* this court is absolutely without authority to control the judgment of the trial court.” Bradham v. State, 21 Ga. App. 510 (94 S. E. 618), and cases cited.

Judgment affirmed.

Broyles, P. J., and Stephens, J., concur.