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SPENCE v. STATE

36969.

96 Ga. App. 851 (1958)

101 S.E.2d 51

SPENCE v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided January 16, 1958.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rupert A. Brown, for plaintiff in error.

Preston M. Almand, Solicitor, contra.

CARLISLE, Judge.

1. Before a person charged with a particular crime can be convicted, the evidence must prove the corpus delicti. That is, the evidence must show not only that a crime has been committed, but that the defendant was the perpetrator of it. Bines v. States, 118 Ga. 320 (1) (45 S. E. 376, 68 L. R. A. 33); Gunder v. State, 95 Ga.App. 176 (

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