Harris v. State

Townsend, Judge.

The defendant was tried in the Superior Court of Fulton County for murder and convicted of voluntary manslaughter. The defendant filed a motion for new trial on the general grounds which was later amended by the addition of two special grounds, and the denial of this motion is assigned as error.

1. Special ground 1 contends that the trial court erred in charging Code § 26-1014. In this connection there was some evidence of mutual combat. In addition to- this section the court charged in full on the theories of justifiable- homicide and killing in self-defense under the fears of…