Parham v. State

Hall, Judge.

The trial court adequately charged the jury on the presumption of the defendant’s innocence and the State’s burden of proof to overcome this presumption by evidence convincing them of his guilt beyond all reasonable doubt, and the jury’s duty to acquit if a reasonable doubt of guilt remained in their minds. On the subject of alibi the court charged: “Alibi as a defense must be established by the defendant to the reasonable satisfaction of the jury and must be such as reasonably to exclude the possibility of the presence of the defendant at the scene of the offense at the time of…