Lee v. State

1. A charge must be considered in its entirety, and not in disjointed fragments. Brown v. Matthews, 79 Ga. 1 (4 S. E. 13); Harrison v. Hester, 160 Ga. 865 (129 S. E. 528).

2. Where instruction is properly given to the jury upon the doctrine of reasonable fears, it is not error to fail to charge literally in the words of the Penal Code, § 71. Speed v. State, 176 Ga. 751 (5) (168 S. E. 891).

3. Taking into consideration the entire charge of the court and the facts of the case, there was no error in the following instruction: “ I charge you, however, along the line of reasonable fears, that it is…