Horton v. State

1. Special grounds 1, 2, 4, and 6 of the motion for a new trial allege that the court erred in charging the jury the law of voluntary manslaughter because, the movant insists, “there is no manslaughter in the case.” The evidence and the statement of the accused show a mutual intention to fight, and this authorized a charge on voluntary manslaughter. Land v. State, 11 Ga. App. 761 (3) (76 S. E. 78) ; Williams v. State, 125 Ga. 302 (1b) (54 S. E. 108).

2. In charging the law of manslaughter the court told the jury that manslaughter “may be voluntary upon a sudden heat of passion, or involuntary…