Cooper v. State

— The writ of error brings for review the judgment of conviction of murder in the second degree under indictment charging murder in the first degree.

The plaintiff in error suggests five questions for our determination. The first, third and fourth questions' challenge the action of the court in refusing to give certain requested charges. The charges involved in the first and fourth questions were properly refused because they did not correctly state the applicable principles of law.- The charge involved in the third question was properly refused because it was' not applicable to the record.

The…