Jeffers v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Indictment for rape. Before Judge Bartlett. Douglas superior court. January 12, 1916. F. W. Jeffers was tried upon an indictment charging him with the offense of rape; for that he did have carnal knowledge of Bessie Cook, forcibly and against her will. She was about 13 years old, had been an inmate of the Orphans’ Home at Decatur, Ga., and had been taken to the home of the accused by permission of the authorities at the orphanage.
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Indictment for rape. Before Judge Bartlett. Douglas superior court. January 12, 1916. F. W. Jeffers was tried upon an indictment charging him with the offense of rape; for that he did have carnal knowledge of Bessie Cook, forcibly and against her will. She was about 13 years old, had been an inmate of the Orphans’ Home at Decatur, Ga., and had been taken to the home of the accused by permission of the authorities at the orphanage. She testified that the defendant said, at the time of taking her to his home, that he wanted a child to help his wife in the house. She remained with the defendant…
1Opinion of the CourtBeck, J.
(After stating the foregoing facts.)
1. Error is assigned upon the following charge of the court: “So it is for you to determine, from the testimony submitted on the trial of this case, what credit should be given the attacking evidence, also what credit should be given the evidence attacked; that is, provided any evidence has been attacked. It is for you to say whether any witness or witnesses have sworn falsely in this case; if so, you should disregard their testimony entirely, unless, as before stated, it is corroborated by circumstances or other unimpeached testimony in the case.” This…
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