Coon v. State

J. P. Cook and others were indicted for burglary. Upon the trial of the case a verdict of guilty was rendered ; a motion for a new trial was' overruled, and to this ruling Cook excepted.

Special ground 2 of the motion for a new trial alleges that the trial judge erred in that during the trial the following occurred: “Q. By the court: What is your best recollection about it? A. My best recollection is that I did not tell him that. I did tell him, though, that I had evidence sufficient to convict him, and 1 did have. Q. By counsel: Well, you have not convicted him yet. A. Well, I am just saying…