Case Name: Davis v. The State
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1948-07-15
Citations: 204 Ga. 78
Docket Number: No. 16217
Parties: Davis v. The State.
Judges: All the Justices concur, except Atkinson and Head, JJ., who dissent. Bell, J., absent on account of illness.
Reporter: Georgia Reports
Volume: 204
Pages: 78–82

Head Matter:
Davis v. The State.

Opinion:
Head, Justice.
"The question as to whether or not there is sufficient corroboration of the testimony of an accomplice to produce conviction of a defendant's guilt is peculiarly one for the jury." Chapman v. State, 109 Ga. 165 (34 S. E. 369); Sikes v. State, 105 Ga. 592 (3) (31 S. E. 567); Rawlins v. State, 124 Ga. 49 (52 S. E. 1). In the present case there was some evidence to corroborate the testimony of the accomplice tending to connect the accused with the crime charged. It was not error to overrule the motion for new trial based on the general grounds. (The above represents the views of the majority of the court. The views of the writer are expressed in a dissenting opinion.)
No. 16217.
July 15, 1948.
Judgment affirmed.
All the Justices concur, except Atkinson and Head, JJ., who dissent. Bell, J., absent on account of illness.