Case Name: Goff v. The State
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1927-12-13
Citations: 37 Ga. App. 471
Docket Number: 18463
Parties: Goff v. The State.
Judges: Lulce and Bloodworth, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 37
Pages: 471–471

Head Matter:
18463.
Goff v. The State.
Decided December 13, 1927.
W. D. Buie, for plaintiff in error.
PL. G. Morgan, solicitor-general, contra.

Opinion:
Brotles, C. J.
Before one can be legally convicted on the testimony of an accomplice, such testimony must be corroborated by other evidence, either direct or circumstantial, which, independently of the testimony of the accomplice, directly connects the accused with the offense charged. Scott v. State, 32 Ga. App. 52 (122 S. E. 647), and cit. In the instant ease the testimony of the accomplice was not so corroborated, and the refusal to grant a new trial was error.
Judgment reversed.
Lulce and Bloodworth, JJ., concur.