Godbee v. State

Carley, Judge.

Appellant appeals his conviction of escape.

1. In the jury charge the following instruction was given: “The true question in all criminal cases is not whether it be possible that the conclusion to which the evidence points may be false, but is whether the evidence is sufficient to, and does, satisfy your minds and consciences to a moral and reasonable certainty, and beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant is guilty as charged.” Appellant urges that this instruction was erroneous because it was confusing and could “be interpreted as amounting to an expression or an opinion as…