Varner v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Indictment for assault with intent to murder; from Bibb superior court — Judge Mathews. March 28, 1921. -
1Opinion of the CourtLuke, J.
1. An explicit and comprehensive charge on the subject of reasonable doubt, wherein the jury are instructed in effect that the defendant enters into the trial of his case with the presumption of innocence in his favor, which continues with him throughout the case until the evidence produced by the State shows his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, sufficiently informs the jury that the burden is on the State to prove the defendant guilty. See, in this connection, Thomas v. State, 129 Ga. 419 (4) (59 S. E. 246).
2. The phrases “to a moral and reasonable certainty” and “beyond a reasonable doubt,”…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Thomas v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1907
- Echols v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1900
- Austin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1909
- Daniel v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
- Elzie v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1917
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