Sanford v. State

1. “In the absence of a written request, the court did not err in failing to charge on the weight to be given to evidence of good character.” McLendon v. State, 7 Ga. App. 687 (2) (67 S. E. 846); Mills v. State, 17 Ga. App. 116 (86 S. E. 280); Ellison v. State, 137 Ga. 193 (7) (73 S. E. 255).

2. “In the absence of a written request so to do, it is not error for the trial judge to fail to charge the law of the theory of a case presented solely by the prisoner’s statement.” Robinson v. State, 114 Ga. 56 (4) (39 S. E. 862). See also Grant v. State, 19 Ga. App. 229 (91 S. E. 338); Cook v. State,…