Gillespie v. State

1. The court charged the jury: “When witnesses appear and testify, they are presumed to speak the truth, and are to be believed by the jury, unless impeached in some manner provided by law or otherwise discredited in your judgment.” This states a proper principle of law. Hamilton v. State, 143 Ga. 265 (5) (84 S. E. 583), and cit.; Ga. Talc Co. v. Cohutta Talc Co., 140 Ga. 248 (5) (78 S. E. 905). It is urged that this charge is error because the judge failed to give a certain correct charge in connection therewith. “It is not a good assignment of error on a portion of the judge’s charge which…