Thomas v. State

Andrews, Judge.

Appellant Eddie Thomas appeals from convictions of conspiracy to defraud the state and of theft by taking. Thomas seeks a reversal of these convictions on the grounds that the trial court’s charge to the jury was confusing and because the court did not permit Thomas’s counsel to ask voir dire questions about whether prospective jurors had an opinion regarding the guilt or innocence of appellant.

1. Thomas claims that the trial court erred in its charge on the credibility of witnesses because the charge contained two distinct conflicting propositions regarding Thomas’s statements…