State v. Cooper

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Defendant was indicted and convicted in the Criminal Court for robbery. The bill of exceptions states that after the close of the evidence ‘ ‘ the court, at the request of the defendant’s coun*65sel, and in bis presence and tbe circuit attorney, gave oral ' instructions to tbe jury upon tbe law of tbe case.”

This is assigned for error, and is tbe only question worthy of attention in this court. What tbe instructions were is not inserted, and tbe probabilities are that it would be impossible to' arrive at anything like accuracy were tbe attempt made.

The statutory provision in regard to…