Rutland v. State

The evidence for the state amply supports the verdict of murder, while that for appellant makes out a case either of self-defense or of manslaughter. Taking the whole evidence and reconciling its various parts, so far as possible, we think the ends of justice would have been satisfied with a manslaughter verdict, but not with one of not guilty. However, appellant did not request a manslaughter instruction, and he is therefore not in a position to complain as to that issue on appeal. Tatum v. State, 142 Miss. 110, 107 So. 418; Davis v. State, 157 Miss. 669,128 So. 885. The instruction granted…