Georgia Court of Appeals, 1917

Jackson v. State

Jackson v. State
Georgia Court of Appeals · Decided March 23, 1917 · George
19 Ga. App. 621; 91 S.E. 923; 1917 Ga. App. LEXIS 265

Jackson v. State

Opinion of the Court

George, J.

1. There was direct evidence that the defendant sold whisky, as charged in the indictment, and the court did not err in overruling the motion for a new trial.

2. The argument of counsel for the State, excepted to in this case, was a legitimate inference from the facts proved.

3. If a trial court can make plainer the meaning of the words “reasonable doubt,” the request to give in charge “a full and complete explanation of the law of reasonable doubt, and the duty of the jury thereon,” does not illustrate the possibility, and amounts to no request.

Judgment affirmed.

Wade, G. J., and Lulce, J., concur.

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