Perry v. State

We granted the Defendant's Petition for Writ of Certiorari to review the Court of Criminal Appeals' affirmance of Defendant's conviction for robbery. Our review is limited to a "conflict" ground asserted in the petition pursuant to Rule 39, ARAP, relating to the propriety of the trial Court's refusing a requested written instruction to the jury.

The Appellant, after exercising his constitutional right not to testify in his own behalf, requested the following written charge:

"I charge you, Members of the Jury, that the defendant, by a plea of not guilty, denied the charges against him, and does…