Crawford v. State

On being convicted of the offense of murder in the first degree, defendant appeals to this Court and presents two questions for our consideration, viz.:

“Does the testimony and evidence when considered as a whole prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the appellant had any premeditated design to affect the death of Bronson Sweat or any other human being at the time of the alleged homicide ?”

2. “Did the trial jury entirely disregard the court’s charge as to the defendant’s right to protect himself after the deceased Bronson Sweat had made threats against the life of the defendant, and threats…