Newborn v. State

Eddie Newborn was indicted for an assault with intent to commit murder, and was convicted of an assault with a deadly weapon with intent to commit manslaughter, On writ of error it is argued that the verdict is contrary to the law and to the evidence and that the court erred in refusing to give a requested charge. As the substance of the requested charge had already been given, the refusal to in effect repeat the charge was not error.

To constitute the crime of assault with intent to commit manslaughter with a deadly weapon there must con*1065cur with the use of a deadly weapon, to take the offense…