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WILLIAMS v. STATE

33212, 33213.

83 Ga. App. 252 (1951)

63 S.E.2d 442

WILLIAMS v. THE STATE (two cases).

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided February 7, 1951.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert B. Williamson, for plaintiff in error.

Joe L. Houston, Solicitor, contra.

MacINTYRE, P. J.

1. "While it is much the better practice to charge concerning the prisoner's statement in the language of the statute, failure to do so is not cause for a new trial when the substance of the law is correctly stated.' Pitts v. State, 114 Ga. 35 (3) (39 S. E. 873). It has many times been emphasized that it is much the better practice for trial judges in charging upon a defendant's statement to confine themselves to the language of the...

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