Lambeth v. State

We granted the writ of certiorari in this case to review the decision of the Court of Criminal Appeals which reversed defendant's conviction of assault and battery because the trial court refused to give his requested written charges one and five:

"Defendant's Requested Charge No. 1

"I charge you, members of the jury, that any verdict you reach must be unanimous, and if any juror has a reasonable doubt of the defendant's guilt arising from all the evidence, a part of the evidence, or a lack of the evidence, then the defendant cannot be convicted." (Emphasis added).

"Defendant's Requested Charge…