Waller v. State

1. Waller was indicted for the offense of murder, and was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter. Upon his trial the evidence offered by the State was sufficient, if believed by the jury, to support the verdict; but according to the statement of the accused, he made out a clear case of justifiable homicide. The trial judge gave in charge to the jury, reading from the Penal Code, the provisions of our law bearing upon the offense of murder and voluntary manslaughter, and likewise gave in charge to the jury the law defining justifiable homicide. He undertook to, and did, state accurately the'…