Lewis v. State

It would seem that anyone by reading the record as above set forth would have little difficulty in arriving at the conclusion that the evidence sustains the verdict of voluntary manslaughter under a sudden heat of passion supposed to be irresistible as contained in the general law applicable to this phase of voluntary manslaughter. And that under the statement of the defendant, the phase or principle of voluntary manslaughter as applied to mutual combat is involved. In this view, so far as the general grounds are concerned, the verdict is authorized. ■

There are three special grounds. Special…