Bivins v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the CourtBloodworth, J.
1. The court did not err in charging the jury that the accused “ goes' into his trial with the presumption of innocence in his favor. The burden is upon the State to show his guilt and to show it beyond any reasonable doubt, or to a moral and reasonable certainty, which means the same thing.” Austin v. State, 6 Ga. App. 211 (1) (64 S. E. 670); Thomas v. State, 19 Ga. App. 105 (4-a) (91 S. E. 247).
2. The court charged the jury as follows: (a) “The charge in this case is robbery by snatching. Now if it appears in this case beyond any. reasonable doubt that this defendant did wrongfully,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1911
- Austin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1909
- Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1911
- Pride v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
- Thomas v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1917
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