STYNCHCOMBE v. WALDEN

25542.

226 Ga. 63 (1970)

172 S.E.2d 402

STYNCHCOMBE, Sheriff v. WALDEN.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided January 8, 1970.

Rehearing Denied January 26, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lewis R. Slaton, District Attorney, Tony H. Hight, J. Roger Thompson, for appellant.

Stanley Nylen, for appellee.


FELTON, Justice.

"The essential elements of the crime prohibited by Code § 26-4601 are (1) receiving, harboring, or concealing any person guilty of a felony, and (2) knowledge of such person's guilt.

"To receive, harbor, conceal, assist or protect one guilty of a crime at common law carried with such acts the connotation of giving aid or assistance to the criminal in order to enable him to escape the consequences of his crime such as enabling...

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