STACY, Chief Justice.
The following excerpt from the charge forms the basis of one of the defendant's exceptive assignments of error: "The defendant further contends and says that he has offered evidence that he bears the general reputation of being a man of good moral character. The court instructs you that that is substantive evidence bearing upon the defendant's credibility as a witness, that is, his worthiness of belief when he testified in this case for himself...
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