Cullens v. State

Special ground 1 assigns error on the charge of the court as follows: “Under our law a person charged with a crime is not permitted to give sworn testimony in his own behalf. He is permitted to make an unsworn statement, about which the court will presently charge you, but a defendant on trial on the charge of a crime is not permitted by law to make a sworn statement or give sworn evidence in his own behalf, but he may be sworn and testify ... for the other defendant. So, gentlemen, I instruct you that the sworn testimony of each of these defendants upon this trial will be considered by you…