Foster v. State
Foster v. State
Opinion of the Court
In this case, on the trial below, the defend—
For the above reasons we will not revise any errors, if ■such there be, in the record. We will, however, take this occasion to call attention to the case of Gus. Parish v. The State, decided by the supreme court at Galveston, 3d March, 1876, wherein the court reiterates its disapprobation of the practice of judges instructing juries, in cases of theft, that the possession of property recently stolen raises a presumption of guilt. Roberts, C. J., in that case says such a •charge may be expected to be given when the judge is allowed to sum up the evidence, and to give to the jury his opinion as to the weight of it, from which practice it is found, 'in elementary writers and in judicial opinions, to be laid down as a prima facie presumption of guilt. Our Code not only excuses the judge from the performance of this •duty, but expressly and pointedly forbids the exercise of it.” ■Pasc. Dig., Arts. 3059, 3060.
The judgment of the lower court is affirmed.
Affirmed.
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