Lassiter v. State

CARR, Judge.

Roger Hadley, Carnis Lassiter, Andrew Bohannon and Charles Lassiter were jointly indicted for murder in the first degree. After a severance was ordered Carnis Lassiter was tried and convicted of manslaughter in the first degree.

Without dispute in the evidence Carnis Lassiter, the appellant, killed Leonard Jordan by cutting him with a knife. Justification for the homicide is claimed on the doctrine of self defense.

The prime questions which are presented for our review do not necessitate a delineation of the tendencies of the evidence.

Herschel Burkett and James Jordan were…