Thornton v. State

Pope, Judge.

Defendant Melvin Houston Thornton appeals from his convictions for possession of tools for the commission of a crime, two counts of aggravated assault, carrying a pistol without a license and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

1. Defendant argues that certain portions of the trial court’s instructions to the jury violated the statutory prohibition against expression or intimation by a judge of his opinion as to what has or has not been proven or as to the guilt of the accused, pursuant to OCGA § 17-8-57. The record shows that during the course of deliberations the jury…