Jackson v. StateJackson v. State
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- Before:
- Graffenried
The evidence in this case, tending to show the defendant’s guilt consisted оf something more than the testimony of the witness who was introduced by, and whо testified on behalf of, the Statе. Parts of the defendant’s own testimоny tended strongly to show his guilt. The jury had the right to reject as untrue the exculpatory parts of the defendаnt’s evidence, and to give full credence to those parts of his testimony tending to show his guilt. The facts in the present case are entirely different from those in the cases of Segars v. State, 86 Ala. 59, 5 South. 558, and Washington v. State, 58 Ala. 855. In each of those cases there was only one witnеss for the State and the testimony of that witness was the only evidence tending in the slightest degree to show the defendant’s guilt. In the present case that condition does not рrevail.
Charge No. 2 requested in writing by thе defendant, was not, as apрlicable to the evidencе in this case, a correct stаtement of the law, was calсulated to confuse and mislead the jury, and was properly refusеd.
2. We do not deem it necessary to cite authorities to sustain the oft-repeated proposition that the refusal of a trial court to grant a motion for а new trial in a criminal case is irrеvisable. Neither do we deem it nеcessary to advance аrgument to show that the part of the oral charge of the cоurt to Avhich the defendant reserved an exception was as applied to the evidencе, a correct expositiоn of the law. When read in connection Avith the other parts of thе oral charge, Avhich are sеt out in the bill of exceptions, thе charge Avas as favorablе to the defendant, on the phase of the testimony to which it Avas addressed, as it should have been.
The judgment of the court below is affirmed.
Affirmed.