Smith v. State

CATES, Judge..

This is an appeal from a judgment of guilt in the Jackson Circuit Court for assault with intent to murder with a sentence of three years penal servitude.

Without the consent of the State, the defendant or his counsel, the jury was allowed to separate at the close of the arguments.. The record shows:

“At the conclusion of the argument of counsel to the Jury':

“The Court: I' don’t believe I am going to give you the charge this afternoon, Gentlemen. I have quite a few written charges to look over, and it will save time to look over them and to give you the oral charge and the written…