Bullard v. State

1. Where the statement of the defendant in a criminal case is in direct conflict with the testimony of the State’s witnesses, and the statement, if true, demands his acquittal, it is reversible error for the court, even in the absence of a written request, to fail to instruct the jury that they may believe the statement in preference to the sworn testimony in the case. Rivers v. State, 8 Ga. App. 694 (70 S. E. 47), and citations.

(а) This ruling is not affected by the fact that the defendant’s statement may be corroborated by sworn testimony introduced in his behalf.

(б) In the instant case the…