Townsend v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Accusation of carrying on a lottery, etc.; from city court of Richmond county — Judge W. F. Eve. April 24, 1914. The accusation was against H. G. Townsend and another person, and was in three counts, based respectively on sections 397, 398, and 401 of the Penal Code.
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Accusation of carrying on a lottery, etc.; from city court of Richmond county — Judge W. F. Eve. April 24, 1914. The accusation was against H. G. Townsend and another person, and was in three counts, based respectively on sections 397, 398, and 401 of the Penal Code. In the first count the defendants were charged with “the offense of a misdemeanor, carrying on a lottery, for that [they] . . did, by themselves, servants, and agents, sell, offer for sále, procure, and furnish a ticket number combination and chance in a lottery and gift enterprise, contrary to the laws” of the State of Georgia.…
1Opinion of the CourtRoan, J.
1. In this State it is settled, by repeated decisions, that the failure of the trial judge to charge the jury in a criminal case to the effect that the defendant enters upon the trial with the presumption of innocence in his favor, and that this presumption remains with him until overcome by evidence sufficient to satisfy the jury of his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, is reversible error. The court in this case erred in failing to charge the jury to this effect. See Reddick v. State, 11 Ga. App. 150 (74 S. E. 901); Butts v. State, 13 Ga. App. 274 (79 S. E. 87) ; Thurman v. State, ante, 543…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Equitable Loan & Security Co. v. WaringSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
- Hull v. . RugglesNew York Court of Appeals · 1874
- Reddick v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1912
- People v. ElliottMichigan Supreme Court · 1889
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