Harrison v. State

BERRY, Judge.

The offense is manufacturing liquor, and the punishment is one year in the penitentiary.

On the trial of the case the appellant testified as a witness in his own behalf and admitted that he was under other indictments for violation of the liquor law. Appellant complains because the court refused to instruct the jury that they could not consider said evidence and charges as a circumstance of guilt. The court in his main charge gave the following instruction:

“In this case, evidence has been admitted before you of other charges against the defendant, you will only consider these as…