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31 Ga. App. 145

Little v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided November 14, 1923

Court of Appeals of Georgia · decided 1923-11-14

Relies on Chapman v. State · Roberts v. State · Evans v. State

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Decided 1923-11-14

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Bloodworth, J.

¶1The motion for a new trial contains the general grounds only. In the order overruling the motion for a new trial the judge said: “The motion for a new trial is based upon the general grounds, and there is sufficient legal evidence, as set forth in the brief of evidence, to corroborate the testimony of the accomplice, Arthur Bailey, to authorize the conviction of the defendant.” We think the conclusion reached by the trial judge is correct. In Anglin v. State, 14 Ga. App. 566 (81 S. E. 804), Judge Roan (p. 568) said: “The corroboration may be slight, but if the court approves of the verdict on the testimony thus corroborated, this court does not feel authorized to disturb the discretion thus exercised; for the law does not and cannot lay down any rule to measure the extent of the corroboration necessary. It must be such as to satisfy the jury and to lead to the inference that the defendant was guilty. Slight evidence that the crime was committed by the defendant, identifying him with it, will corroborate the testimony of an accomplice and warrant a conviction. Evans v. State, 78 Ga. 351; Roberts v. State, 55 Ga. 220; Chapman v. State, 109 Ga. 165 (34 S. E. 369).” See Evans v. State, 27 Ga. App. 316 (2), 317 (2) (108 S. E. 129).

¶2Judgment affirmed.

Broyles, C. J., and Luke, J., concur.
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