Williams v. State

It is our opinion that the circumstances surrounding the operations of the defendant, together with his flight, were amply sufficient to sustain the jury’s verdict of guilty. See a full discussion of the same situation in the case of Williams v. State, ante, 748. There is no merit in the general grounds.

Special ground 1, complains of the charge of the court in regard to flight, the court charging the following excerpt: “Flight may be considered by the jury as a circumstance to prove the guilt or innocence of the accused.” Error is assigned on this excerpt for the reason that it is contended…