JENKINS v. STATE

44810.

121 Ga. App. 74 (1970)

172 S.E.2d 844

JENKINS v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided January 29, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Casey Thigpen, for appellant.

Thomas A. Hutcheson, Solicitor, for appellee.


WHITMAN, Judge.

This case is an appeal from a judgment of conviction and sentence for the offenses of possessing and transporting nontax-paid whiskey.

1. Two enumerations of error deal with the charge to the jury. The court charged: "In all criminal cases the defendant has a right to make a statement in his own behalf which the jury may believe in preference to the sworn testimony if they believe it to be the truth. That is not under oath. Now, as in this...

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