Britts v. State

BUFORD, J.:

Appeal brings for review judgment of conviction of assault with intent to commit manslaughter.

Two questions are presented in brief of appellant. We think the ease may properly be disposed of by determination of appellant’s first contention which is:

That appellant was so mentally deranged at the time of the commission of the act which he was charged with committing that he was not criminally responsible for his act.

*840The tincontradicted evidence is that for about ten days prior to Monday before the Tuesday evening on which the álleged assault occurred the appellant had been on a…