THOMPKINS v. STATE

23564.

222 Ga. 420 (1966)

151 S.E.2d 153

THOMPKINS v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided September 8, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry N. Payton, for appellant.

Wright Lipford, Solicitor General, Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, Harold N. Hill, Assistant Attorney General, Alexander Cocalis, for appellee.


DUCKWORTH, Chief Justice.

The defendant was indicated, tried and convicted with a recommendation of mercy of the crime of robbery by force and intimidation, and the appeal is to the judgment and sentence. Held:

1. A confession alone, uncorroborated by other evidence, will not justify a conviction, but a confession which is corroborated may be considered along with other evidence to justify the conviction even if it be necessary in establishing the corpus...

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