Opinion

Brown v. State

  • 11 Ga. App. 164
  • 74 S.E. 1002
  • 1912 Ga. App. LEXIS 310
Court
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Filed
May 22, 1912
Status
Published
Author
Hill
On the bench
Hill
Cited by
2 cases
Authority
More cited than 62.6%

The opinion

Hill, C. J.

1. While the trial judge has the right to examine a witness in a criminal case, he should, in doing so, be careful not to discredit the evidence of the witness, or to suggest the inference to the jury that he entertains an opinion unfavorable. to the accused. The questions propounded by the judge to the witness in the present case were an infraction of the above-stated rule, and, under section 1058 of the Penal Code (1910), require the grant of another trial. Sharpton v. State, 1 Ga. App. 542 .

2. The other assignments of error are without merit. Judgment reversed.

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