Foster v. State

CATES, Judge.

Robbery: minimum sentence, ten years. Code 1940, T. 14, § 415.

The only point reserved which merits elaboration was in the oral charge where we find, in part:

“Now, an indictment is no evidence of the guilt of the Defendant whatsoever: An indictment is merely the vehicle by which the case in a criminal proceeding is brought into court and started on its procedure of trial, and so forth. Many of you have served on the Grand Jury, I’m sure, but 18 people, compose the Grand Jury, and any charge brought against a person and presented, if it is a felony case, it- must be presented to…