Calvin v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Indictment for murder. Before Judge Barrow. Chatham superior court. March 21, 1903.
1Opinion of the CourtCobb, J.
The accused was convicted of murder, and sentenced to death. He assigns error upon the refusal of the judge to grant him a new trial. Error is assigned upon the following charge of the court: “All confessions should be received with care and caution, not on account of the character of the testimony, but on account of the fact of their being transmitted through one or two different channels, liable to be some mistake as to what was said, and liable to be some mistake in repeating; but when a confession is made and stated to the jury by a credible witness, it is of the highest order of…
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