Mason v. State

Dec 13, 1895
Reporters:
,
Before:
Lumpkin
Lumpkin, J.

1. After the court had instructed the jury, with reference to ‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‍the statement of the accused, in the following words, “To this statement you can give just such credit as you think it is entitled ‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‍to; you may believe the whole of it or any part of it; you may reject the whole of it or any part of ‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‍it; you may go to the extent of believing it in preference to the sworn testimony in the case,” there was no error in ‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‍adding the words, “provided you believe it to be the truth.”

2. There was no error in the charge complained of, nor in refusing to ‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‍charge as requested; and the verdict was warranted by the evidence. Judgment affirmed.