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Brown v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Sep 6, 1988
372 S.E.2d 832 (Ga. Ct. App. 1988)

Opinion

77081.

DECIDED SEPTEMBER 6, 1988.

Burglary. Telfair Superior Court. Before Judge West.

Mark W. Straughan, William T. Straughan, for appellant

James L. Wiggins, District Attorney, Timothy G. Vaughn, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.


Appellant was tried before a jury and found guilty of three counts of burglary. He appeals from the judgments of conviction and sentences entered on the jury's verdicts.

Appellant enumerates only the general grounds, urging that the State failed to introduce independent evidence corroborating the inculpatory testimony of his two accomplices. However, "[i]t is settled law in this State that the testimony of one accomplice may be corroborated by the testimony of another accomplice. [Cits.]" Smith v. State, 154 Ga. App. 741 (1) ( 270 S.E.2d 5) (1980). See also Brady v. State, 169 Ga. App. 316 (1) ( 312 S.E.2d 632) (1983). After a review of the entire record, we find that a rational trier of fact could reasonably have found from the evidence adduced at trial proof of guilt of the appellant beyond a reasonable doubt. Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307 (99 SC 2781, 61 L.Ed.2d 560) (1979).

Judgment affirmed. Deen, P. J., and Sognier, J., concur.

DECIDED SEPTEMBER 6, 1988.


Summaries of

Brown v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Sep 6, 1988
372 S.E.2d 832 (Ga. Ct. App. 1988)
Case details for

Brown v. State

Case Details

Full title:BROWN v. THE STATE

Court:Court of Appeals of Georgia

Date published: Sep 6, 1988

Citations

372 S.E.2d 832 (Ga. Ct. App. 1988)
372 S.E.2d 832

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