Holt v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Criminal law. Charge of Court. Before Judge Hillyer. Bibb Superior Court. April Term, 1878. Reported in the desision. cited Code, §3248 ; 57 Ga., 503; 56 II., 385, 630; 58 II., 35*; 3 Graham & Waterman on New Trials, 774; 11 Wendell, 83 ; “Reporter,” Oct. 16, 1878, p. 504. cited 2 Wheaton, 227; 1 Gr. on Ev., §37; 1 Kent’s Com., 157; Wharton’s Am. Or. L,, 337-339, 384; Roscoe’s Cr.
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Criminal law. Charge of Court. Before Judge Hillyer. Bibb Superior Court. April Term, 1878. Reported in the desision. cited Code, §3248 ; 57 Ga., 503; 56 II., 385, 630; 58 II., 35*; 3 Graham & Waterman on New Trials, 774; 11 Wendell, 83 ; “Reporter,” Oct. 16, 1878, p. 504. cited 2 Wheaton, 227; 1 Gr. on Ev., §37; 1 Kent’s Com., 157; Wharton’s Am. Or. L,, 337-339, 384; Roscoe’s Cr. Ey., 15, 17; Rus. on Crimes, 729, 730, and notes; 4 Grattan, 541; Starkie on Ev., 71, 747; Hopkins’ Penal Code, 498-499 ; 17 Ga.; 194, 209; 22 II., 84; 31 lb., 469.
1Opinion of the Court
Warner, Chief Justice.
The defendant was indicted for the offense of murder, and on his trial therefor was found guilty.' A motion was made for a new trial on the grounds therein stated, which was overruled, and the defendant excepted.
The main ground of error insisted on here was the following charge of the court: The court charged the jury, amongst other things, “ that a wilful and intentional introduction . of a falsehood into a defense, would tend to strengthen a hypothesis of guilt, should such hypothesis exist in the case, springing out of other parts of the testi*315mony. If, for instance,…
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