State v. Hollman

Moss, Justice.

The appellant, Bobby Hollman, was tried and convicted in the Greenville County Court, on November 21, 1963, under an indictment charging him with the offense of an assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature. Prior to the charge to the jury, the presiding Judge was requested by counsel for the appellant to, charge as to simple assualt and battery. Following his conviction, the appellant made a motion for a new trial on the ground that the presiding Judge committed error in failing to charge the law of simple assault and battery. The motion for a new trial was denied and…