Carter v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Indictment for assault with intent to murder; from Chatham superior court—Judge Charlton. May 18, 1914.
1Opinion of the CourtW.ade, J.
1. Evidence as to various'acts of violence committed by the accused against other persons or things, at the identical time he was charged with committing the felonious assault for which he was prosecuted, was admissible as part of the res gestse, to throw light on his state of mind and to illustrate his intention at the time of the assault.
2. An assignment of error based on the failure of the judge to charge the jury as to a theory of defense raised altogether by the defendant’s statement to the court and jury is without merit, when there was no written request for a more specific or fuller…
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