Case Name: PHIPPS v. THE STATE
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1896-03-23
Citations: 99 Ga. 195
Docket Number: 
Parties: PHIPPS v. THE STATE.
Judges: 
Reporter: Georgia Reports
Volume: 99
Pages: 195–195

Head Matter:
PHIPPS v. THE STATE.
March 23, 1896.
Indictment for burglary. Before Judge Milner. Catoosa superior court. Eebruary term, 1896.
W. H. Payne, for plaintiff in error. A. W. Fite, 'scMoitor-gemral, by A. 8. Johnson, contra.

Opinion:
Simmons, C. J.
The evidence in this case failed to meet the re» quirements of the established rule, that in order to convict one of a felony upon the testimony of an accomplice, that testimony must be corroborated by other evidence connecting the accused with the perpetration of the crime; and consequently it was error to deny a new trial. Judgment reversed.