GORDY v. STATE

30796, 30797.

236 Ga. 723 (1976)

225 S.E.2d 287

GORDY v. THE STATE. POOLE v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided April 27, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. W. Larsen, Jr., for appellants.

Ben J. Miller, District Attorney, Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, B. Dean Grindle, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.


UNDERCOFLER, Presiding Justice.

Ted Gordy and Wilbur Poole were jointly tried and convicted of the armed robbery of the Bank of Molena. Each was sentenced to serve ten years imprisonment. They appeal. Held:

1. The trial court charged the jury: "When witnesses appear and testify they are presumed to speak the truth." He also charged them on the credibility of witnesses and their duty to reconcile conflicting testimony.

The appellants argue that...

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