SWEAT v. STATE

69365.

173 Ga. App. 441 (1985)

326 S.E.2d 809

SWEAT v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided February 5, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elsie H. Griner, for appellant.

Lew S. Barrow, District Attorney, David C. Walker, Robert B. Ellis, Jr., Assistant District Attorneys, for appellee.


BANKE, Chief Judge.

On appeal from his conviction of driving under the influence of alcohol, the appellant contends that the trial judge erred by commenting during his charge to the jury that a blood-alcohol test had "shown the defendant to be .19 grams of alcohol." Held:

"It is error for any judge in any criminal case, during its progress or in his charge to the jury, to express or intimate his opinion as to what has or has not been proved or as to...

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