Turner v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Indictment for murder. Before Judge J. B. Park. Morgan superior court. November 22, 1912.
1Opinion of the CourtEvans, P. J.
1. In the absence of a proper .written request, it is not cause for new trial that the court failed to instruct the jury upon the rule of law respecting the credibility of witnesses. Lewis v. State, 125 Ga. 48 (53 S. E. 816); Lewis v. State, 129 Ga. 731 (59 S. E. 782).
2. The court charged the jury on the subject of their duty to acquit the defendants, or such of them as to whom the evidence failed to show guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, as clearly and distinctly as was stated in the written request. Where the court has fairly and fully instructed the jury on a given subject, it is not error…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Lewis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
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