Carpenter v. State

MAYFIELD, J.(1) Appellant is represented here by able counsel, who argued the case well, both orally and in brief; and it is conceded that, if any reversible error is shown, it was in the giving of the following instruction, which was requested in writing by the state. We have examined the whole record, as the statute directs, and we agree with counsel that the giving of the charge in question presents the only question worthy of consideration. The charge is as follows: “I charge you, gentlemen of the jury, that if you believe that Milliard Carpenter, the defendant, has willfully and…