JORDAN, Presiding Judge.
The accused was tried for assault with intent to murder and convicted of assault and battery. He made an unsworn statement to the jury, the prosecutor did not attempt cross examination, and the trial court instructed the jury in part that "in this State the defendant has a right to make to the jury and court just such statement in his own defense as he may deem fit and proper. In doing so, he is not under oath and is not subject to cross...
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