Legal Opinion

Mitchell v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 15, 1927No. 18069PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtBroyles, C. J.

“When the court had fairly and correctly charged the doctrine of reasonable doubt as applicable to all the evidence in the case and the statement of the defendant, there was no error in failing to charge the special proposition that if the *56evidence offered in support of the defense of alibi, even though insufficient to establish that as a substantive defense, yet, when taken in connection with all the other evidence in the case, raised a reasonable doubt of guilt, the jury should acquit. Especially is this true where no request was made to the court to so instruct the jury. Shaw v. State, 102…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Harrison v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1889
  2. Shaw v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1897
  3. Ledford v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1885
  4. Bass v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1907
  5. Brooks v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1920

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Knight v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1955

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