Crawford v. State

SIMPSON, Judge.

Generally, there is no impropriety in the refusal by the trial court of a charge which instructs the jury that they may consider certain specific testimony or a particular fact in making up their verdict, the reason being that undue emphasis is directed to the particular fact to which such charge is addressed. There is a limited, exceptional class of cases, however, which fall without this rule.

An exception to the rule, stated, has been held to exist where the instruction alludes to a particular witness or his testimony, as bearing upon his credibility. Charges of this kind…