Evans v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Iudictmeut for burglary; from Taliaferro superior court — Judge Shurley. May 30, 1921.
1Opinion of the CourtBloodworth, J.
1. The court did not err in charging the ;jury: (a) “ A reasonable doubt is such a doubt as would arise in the mind of an honest juror seeking to do his duty, seeking the truth of the transaction, seeking to do justice between the State and the accused, and would not be such a doubt as would arise in the mind of a dishonest juror or [one] who would go into the jury-box for the purpose of discharging the defendant.” (5) “I charge you that it is not essential that the testimony shall of itself be sufficient to warrant a verdict of guilty, — that is, corroborating evidence, or that the…
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- Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
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