171 S.E.2d 911 (Ga.App. 1969), 44384, Parham v. State

Citation: 171 S.E.2d 911, 120 Ga.App. 723

Opinion Judge: HALL, Judge.

Party Name: James PARHAM v. The STATE.

Attorney: In a criminal case a charge to the jury that alibi must be established by the defendant to the reasonable satisfaction of the jury is error for the reason that it shatters the presumption of innocence, creates confusion in the minds of the jury, shifts the burden of persuasion to the defendant on...

Judge Panel: BELL, C.J., JORDAN, P.J., and EBERHARDT, PANNELL, DEEN, QUILLIAN and EVANS, JJ., concur. WHITMAN, J., dissents. EBERHARDT, Judge (concurring). WHITMAN, Judge (dissenting).

Case Date: November 26, 1969

Court: Georgia Court of Appeals