The Georgia Supreme Court overturned a Fulton County murder conviction after determining that the trial court failed to apply the state’s corroboration rule for accomplice testimony.

The defendant was originally convicted of murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, but his appeal revealed a key flaw in the court’s jury instructions. The trial judge told jurors that “particular facts could be established based on the testimony of a single witness.” However, under former O.C.G.A. § 24-4-8, when a witness is an accomplice, their testimony must be corroborated by additional evidence.