Coleman v. State

Duckworth, Chief Justice.

1. Since there was evideneé to the effect that the killing charged in the indictment was accidental, the court should have charged, without request, the law relating to misfortune or accident as stated in Code § 26-404. Failure to so charge was, as contended in special ground eight of the amended motion for new-trial, error requiring a reversal. Jordan v. State, 154 Ga. 390 (114 S. E. 349); Batchelor v. State, 162 Ga. 7 (132 S. E. 624); Willingham v. State, 169 Ga. 142 (149 S. E. 887); Hill v. State, 169 Ga. 455 (150 S. E. 587); Patterson v. State, 181 Ga. 698 (184 S.…