Case Name: HILL v. THE STATE
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1977-09-28
Citations: 239 Ga. 799
Docket Number: 32700
Parties: HILL v. THE STATE.
Judges: All the Justices concur.
Reporter: Georgia Reports
Volume: 239
Pages: 799–800

Head Matter:
32700.
HILL v. THE STATE.
Submitted September 20, 1977
Decided September 28, 1977.
Guy B. Scott, Jr., for appellant.

Opinion:
Nichols, Chief Justice.
The appellant appeals from a conviction of armed robbery by a Hall County Superior Court jury.
1. The . appellant asserts that the trial court erred when it prohibited mention in the final argument of the potential punishment which the defendant would receive if he were found guilty. We find no error. Golden v. State, 213 Ga. 481 (99 SE2d 882) (1957).
2. In appellant's second enumeration of error, it is argued that the trial court's lengthy charge to the jury was misleading and confusing and did not charge as to which side had the burden of proof. We have examined the charge and find no merit in this contention.
Judgment affirmed.
All the Justices concur.
Jeff Wayne, District Attorney, James H. Whitmer, Assistant District Attorney, Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, James L. Mackay, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.