Rhodes v. State

1. Tlie accused was on trial on the charge of manufacturing intoxicating liquors. Part of his statement to the jury was as follows: “Gentlemen of the jury, as for making liquor, I have never made a drop in my life, I don’t know a thing about the copper still, and they have never seen me there at one, and I will go further and say they never will, . . and as far as that is concerned I am not afraid of any officer in the State of Georgia coming in and saying that they saw me. at a still; that is one thing I don’t fool witti.” (Italics ours.) '

Held: (a) Under the ruling in Cowart v. State, 33…