Henderson v. State

1. While it is true that by numerous decisions of the Supreme Court and this court it has been said that under section 4863 of the Civil Code (1910) a trial judge should not, while charging upon a statement made by one on trial for a criminal offense, use language calculated to impress the jury that they should be cautious in giving credit to what he says, or in any manner to use language which might disparage the statement of the accused *17(Potter v. State, 117 Ga. 693, 45 S. E. 37; Smith v. State, 109 Ga. 479, 35 S. E. 59; Jenkins v. State, 123 Ga. 523, 51 S. E. 598; Alexander v. State, 114…