Supreme Court of Georgia

State v. Johnson.

February 18, 2019824 S.E.2d 317

Summary

The court affirmed the grant of a new trial because the trial court plainly erred by failing to instruct the jury that accomplice testimony required corroboration. The omission was clear, likely affected the verdict because the accomplice's testimony supplied virtually all incriminating evidence, and seriously affected the fairness and integrity of the proceedings.