Askew v. State

Full title: ASKEW v. THE STATE

Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia

Date published: Feb 8, 1977

233 S.E.2d 57 (Ga. Ct. App. 1977)

141 Ga. App. 238

Opinion

53221.

SUBMITTED JANUARY 11, 1977.

DECIDED FEBRUARY 8, 1977.

Gun violation. Muscogee Superior Court. Before Judge Land.

Allison W. Davidson, for appellant.

E. Mullins Whisnant, District Attorney, for appellee.

QUILLIAN, Presiding Judge.

Moses Askew appeals his conviction for unlawful possession of a sawed-off shotgun in violation of the Criminal Code of Georgia (Code Ann. § 26-9911a; Ga. L. 1968, pp. 983, 984). He enumerates as error the general grounds. His co-accused testified that defendant was the owner and in possession of the prohibited weapon. His testimony was corroborated by the circumstances. Turner v. State, 235 Ga. 826, 827 ( 221 S.E.2d 590). The sufficiency of corroboration is for the jury. Jackson v. State, 236 Ga. 895 (3) ( 225 S.E.2d 908). We find the evidence sufficient to affirm the finding of guilty of the jury. Evans v. State, 139 Ga. App. 607 (3) ( 229 S.E.2d 88); Green v. State, 139 Ga. App. 652 (1) ( 229 S.E.2d 129).

Judgment affirmed. Stolz and Shulman, JJ., concur.

SUBMITTED JANUARY 11, 1977 — DECIDED FEBRUARY 8, 1977.