Welborn v. State

Georgia Court of Appeals
Welborn v. State, 25 Ga. App. 327 (1920)
103 S.E. 193; 1920 Ga. App. LEXIS 782
Luke

Welborn v. State

Opinion of the Court

Luke, J.

β€œIn order to warrant a conviction of a felony upon the testimony of an accomplice, the corroborating circumstances must be such as would lead to the inference that the defendant is guilty, independently of the testimony of the accomplice.” Butler v. State, 17 Ga. App. 522 (1) (87 S. E. 712), and cit. Under this rule the conviction of the defendant in the instant case was unauthorized, and the court erred in overruling the motion for a new trial.

Judgment reversed,.

Broyles, C. J., and Bloodworth, J., concur.

Reference

Full Case Name
Welborn, alias Faver v. State
Cited By
5 cases
Status
Published