Supreme Court of Georgia, 1888

Burger v. State

Burger v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia · Decided May 4, 1888 · Simmons
81 Ga. 196; 6 S.E. 282

Burger v. State

Opinion of the Court

Simmons, Justice.

This record shows that on the trial of this case in the court below, the State proved that the defendant confessed the crime. The only question made here is, whether there was sufficient corroboration of that confession to authorize the finding of the jury. We think there was. The defendant was found on the bed with the girl in the night, and had been there for twenty minutes before he was disturbed ; and we think this was sufficient corroboration of his confessions to authorize the jury to return a verdict of guilty.

Judgment affirmed.

Case-law data current through December 31, 2025. Source: CourtListener bulk data.