Bragg v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Indictment for robbery; from Sumter superior court—Judge Littlejohn. July 6, 1914.
1Opinion of the CourtWade, J.
1. Failure of a trial judge to charge the jury on the law as to impeachment of witnesses is not error, in the absence of a timely written request. 18 Enc. Dig. Ga. Rep. 109, and citations.
2. “On the trial of one indicted for the commission of a felony, other than one of those enumerated in section 1062 of the Penal Code, it is the duty of the court, whether so requested or not, to inform the jury that should they find the defendant guilty of a felony and see proper to recommend that lie be punished as for a misdemeanor, their recommendation would not be binding upon the trial judge, nor…
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