Jackson v. State

One ground of the motion for a new trial *845assigns error on the following charge to the jury: “ The defendant contends that at the time the killing is alleged to have taken place, that he was justified because of the fact that the deceased was attempting to. commit a felony or other serious injury upon him amounting to a felony, and that he acted in self-defense, and that .the deceased.was attempting to have sexual intercourse with the defendant’s wife. These are the two lines of defense he sets out in this case.” The criticisms are as follows: 1. The charge was not authorized by the evidence…