McCord v. State

Deen, Presiding Judge.

Appellant, Glen McCord, was indicted by the grand jury and charged with the murder of Douglas Little. He was tried by a jury, convicted of voluntary manslaughter, and appeals following the denial of his motion for a new trial.

1. Appellant first contends the trial court erred in its charge to the jury on self-defense as it relates to mutual combat because it was an erroneous statement of the law as well as conflicting, incomplete and confusing.

The court first charged: “If you find there was a mutual intention to fight between the defendant and the deceased and they do so…