Jackson v. State

Appellant, Eddie Jackson, was charged with robbery and at trial requested that the jury be instructed upon the lesser included offenses of grand larceny, petit larceny, aggravated assault and simple assault. The court instructed on robbery, grand larceny and petit larceny and the jury found Jackson ghilty of robbery.

The issue raised on appeal as reversible error is the refusal of the court to give the requested instructions on aggravated and simple assault. We find this point meritorious.

If requested by the defendant instructions must be given on all lesser in-*138eluded offenses which are…