Legal Opinion

Coney v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 10, 1923No. 14287PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBroyles, C. J.

1. No material error appears in any of the excerpts from the charge of the court, complained of, when considered in the light of the entire charge and the facts of the case.

2. Under repeated rulings of the Supreme Court and of this court, the failure to charge upon the subject of good character is not error, in the absence of a timely and appropriate written request for such instruction.

3. The defendant’s conviction not depending wholly upon circumstantial evidence, the court did not err, in the absence of a timely and appropriate written request, in failing to instruct the jury upon the law…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Killabrew v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1921
  2. Carter v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1917

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Trammell v. ShirleyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1928
  2. Bennett v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1942

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