Williams v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Indictment for carrying concealed weapon; from Wilkinson superior court—Judge Park, December 11, 1918.
1Opinion of the CourtBroyles, P. J.
The plaintiff in error was indicted for carrying a concealed weapon and was convicted. The only contention argued in the brief of his counsel is that the court erred in instructing the jury upon the law of positive and negative testimony. It is well settled that where there is both positive and negative testimony in a case, it is not erroneous for the court to charge the jury the law in reference to the comparative value of the two classes of testimony. Heywood v. State, 12 Ca. App. 643 (2) (77 S. E. 1130). „ Hpon the trial of the instant case the State, by positive testimony, showed that the…
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2Cases cited4 opinions
- Wood v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1907
- McConnell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1881
- Heywood v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1913
- Neill v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1888
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