Rucker v. State

1. Where a person was on trial under an indictment for murder, a correct charge on the law of manslaughter, even though not authorized by the evidence, would not be cause for the grant of a - new trial, where the defendant was convicted of the higher offense of murder. Golatt v. State, 130 Ga. 18 (60 S. E. 107); Joiner v. State, 129 Ga. 295 (58 S. E. 859).

2. Certain portions of the charge excepted to on 'the ground that they • were confusing and not clear, explicit, and correct statements of the law, while in a sense somewhat confused, were not of such character as to require the grant of a…