Moore v. State

Nichols, Justice.

Willie George Moore and Joseph Edward Brown were jointly indicted, tried and convicted of three counts of armed robbery and each filed an appeal to this court.

On the trial of the case an alibi witness, in response to questions on direct examination testified in part as follows: "Q. Have you ever been convicted of any crime? A. Yes, I have. Q. What type? A. I was charged here in Athens for shoplifting. Elbert County for shoplifting and Jackson County for armed robbery. I have served my time for all of it.”

The charge to the jury was in part as follows: "Now, Ladies and…