Harvard v. State

Shulman, Presiding Judge.

Appellant was indicted for murder and convicted of voluntary manslaughter. His enumerations of error involve the admission of evidence concerning his financial condition, a remark of the prosecutor on the same topic, the trial court’s failure to charge the jury on the use of force in defense of one’s habitation, and the denial of appellant’s motion for a directed verdict.

1. During the cross-examination of appellant, the prosecuting attorney asked several questions about judgments against appellant and liens against appellant’s property and submitted documentary…