Haynes v. State

The plaintiff, in error, John Haynes, was convicted of the crime of murder in the second degree "by a jury in the criminal court of Davidson county. At the time of his conviction he was under eighteen years of age..The trial judge instructed the jury as follows: “If you find the defendant not guilty of murder in the first degree, or if you have a reasonable doubt as to his guilt of that- offense, you will acquit him of that offense and your next inquiry will he whether or not he is guilty of murder in the second degree; if you convict him of this offense, that is all you need to say in your…