Alexander v. State

The grand jury of Early county indicted R. W. Alexander for the murder of George W. Cherry. The accused was-found guilty of voluntary manslaughter, and brings up for review a judgment overruling his motion for a new trial. This motion contains numerous grounds, but none of them save two, with which we shall specifically deal, discloses the commission-of any material error or presents for the consideration of this court any new or important question of law.

1. The accused relied largely upon the statement which he made-to the jury in his own defense. In this connection the court, charged: “In…