Perdue v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Indictment for murder. Before Judge Gober. Cobb superior ■ court. March 26, 1906;
1Opinion of the CourtLumpkin, J.
1. Where the court has fully and fairly charged the law on-a given subject, it is not error to refuse requests tó give charges on that, subject varying from the charge given only in the mode of expression and not in substance; nor is the judge required to iterate and reiterate a principle of law given in charge because of numerous requests changing the language, but not the principle. Smith v. State, 63 Ga. 168 (16 et seq.)
2. There was no error in refusing to charge, that, “On account of the danger of mistake from the misapprehension of witnesses, misuse of words, the failure of defendant to…
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