Case Name: Johnson v. The State
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1938-04-20
Citations: 57 Ga. App. 813
Docket Number: 26735
Parties: Johnson v. The State.
Judges: MacIntyre and Guerry, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 57
Pages: 813–813

Head Matter:
26735.
Johnson v. The State.
Decided April 20, 1938.
E. M. Fletcher, for plaintiff in error.
Frank B. Willingham, solicitor-general, contra.

Opinion:
Broyles, C. J.
The accused was convicted of a misdemeanor (the larceny of copper roofing of the value of fifteen dollars). The undisputed evidence (contradicted by the defendant's statement only) authorized the jury to find that the accused had aided and abetted two other men in the commission of the offense; and the law is that in a misdemeanor any person who aids and abets another in the commission of the offense is guilty as a principal. It is also well settled that in a misdemeanor ease the testimony of an accomplice may be sufficient to convict the accused, although his testimony be not corroborated by other evidence. The court did not err in overruling the motion for new trial, based upon the general grounds only.
Judgment affirmed.
MacIntyre and Guerry, JJ., concur.