Jones v. State

Duckworth, Justice.

Special ground 1 of the motion for new trial excepts to the court’s failure to charge on the law o£ "temporary insanity.” It is insisted in this ground that the issue of temporary insanity was made by a sentence in the defendant’s statement, to wit, “I lost control of my head.” In the first place, this statement does not show any element of temporary insanity. As ordinarily used, this expression would imply that the defendant, because of anger or excitement, lost control of himself. It. in no wise indicates an unsound mind, and, hence, docs not raise an issue of temporary…