Henderson v. State

Hill, Justice.

Appellant Leroy Henderson was convicted by a jury of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. Because some of the enumerations of error are based upon alleged errors in the charge rather than the general grounds, the statement of the facts of this case includes testimony favorable to the appellant for the purpose of determining whether the charge of the court was correct.

While helping the deceased move into a trailer, appellant dropped some of the deceased’s belongings. The deceased cursed appellant, threatened to shoot him, and snapped a .38 caliber pistol at him. Saying he…