Case Name: Clark v. The State
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1927-01-11
Citations: 36 Ga. App. 303
Docket Number: 17763
Parties: Clark v. The State.
Judges: Broyles, C. J., concurs. Bloodworth, J., absent on account of illness.
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 36
Pages: 303–303

Head Matter:
17763.
Clark v. The State.
Decided January 11, 1927.
M. B. Eubanks, for plaintiff in error.
J. F. Kelly, solicitor-general', contra.

Opinion:
Luke, J.
The conviction of the defendant of a violation of the prohibition statute (making whisky) was dependent upon the corroboration of an accomplice; and the corroboration did not meet the requirements of the law. In fact there were two accomplices, one testifying that the defendant was involved as a shareholder in the distilling outfit, and the other that the defendant had no interest in it. Eor the reason that there was not the degree of corroboration required by law, the court erred in overruling the motion for new trial.
Judgment reversed.
Broyles, C. J., concurs. Bloodworth, J., absent on account of illness.