Jackson v. State

Smith, Judge.

Willie B. Jackson was found guilty by a jury of armed robbery. Jackson’s motion for new trial was denied, and he appeals.

1. Jackson enumerates as error the court’s instructions on reasonable doubt. Specifically, he objects to that part of the charge in which the court stated that “the State is not required to prove the guilt of the accused beyond all doubt or to a mathematical certainty.” Jack son cites only the emphasized portion of the charge and argues on appeal that “by digressing into mathematics, the court clearly implied that probability was sufficient for conviction.”…