Shaw v. State

On the trial of this defendant many written charges were requested, some of which were given and some refused. As to those refused, only two are insisted upon as error. We have examined the other refused charges and find that the court was justified in refusing each of them; the reasons being so apparent as not to require a detailed discussion.

As to the refused charges insisted on as error, the first is:

“If the guilt of the defendant depends upon the testimony of the witness Willoughby, and the jury believe from the evidence that the evidence of said witness was willfully and maliciously…