Shields v. State

(After stating the foregoing facts.)

Regardless of what may have caused the original conflict, and who may have been the aggressor therein, the jury was authorized to find that Pete Lowe had abandoned it at the time he was shot by the defendant. There was evidence to support the verdict.

This court is without jurisdiction to entertain an assignment of error that the verdict is contrary to the evidence, if there is any evidence to support the verdict. This is a question that is addressed to the discretion of the trial judge, upon whom is imposed the duty of being satisfied with the verdict…