256 Ga. 808
353 S.E.2d 333
Decided March 3, 1987
Supreme Court of Georgia · decided 1987-03-03
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Decided 1987-03-03
Cited by 6 later decisions — most recently June 2017
6 state decisions
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¶1dissenting.
¶2The last statement of the law charged to the jury ended with the charge that they could “acquit the defendant upon the reasonable doubt and proof of good character generated in your minds.” How, in light of the fact that the appellant relied heavily on his good character as a defense, can this erroneous instruction be harmless?