Alexander v. State

Almand, Justice.

There are three grounds of the amended motion for new trial, which will be considered together. These grounds allege that the court erred in failing to charge the law applicable to manslaughter, as set forth in Code § 26-1006, the law applicable to voluntary manslaughter, as set forth in Code § 26-1007, and the law applicable to mutual combat, as set forth in Code § 26-1014. There was no request to charge any of these principles of law, the court having charged the law applicable to murder and justifiable homicide.

The defendant did not introduce any evidence. We have carefully…