Benton v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Accusation of carrying concealed weapon, from- city court of Monticello — Judge Thurman. November 25, 1907.
1Opinion of the CourtBussell, J.
1. The defendant was convicted of carrying a pistol concealed. The assignments of error all relate to errors *454alleged to have been committed by the presiding judge in charging upon the subject of positive and negative testimony! Grouping all the grounds of the motion for new trial, except the last, the complaint therein set forth may be stated to be that the judge erred in failing to instruct the jury, in connection with §985 of the Penal Code, that the jury, in balancing the testimony of witnesses who may have testified negatively with those who may have-testified positively, must consider…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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