Richardson v. State

Gardner, Presiding Judge.

The evidence shows that the defendant was a high class, well recommended person. There are many character witnesses, all of whom speak well of the defendant. On the other hand, there is much evidence that the deceased had a bad reputation. Be that as it may, we are reversing the case on a special ground, and the evidence on a new trial will speak for itself.

1. Special ground 1 assigns error on an excerpt from the charge of the court regarding possession by the deceased of a pistol at the time of the killing or prior to the shooting. In regard to this special ground,…