State v. McWilliams

HUSKINS, Justice.

Defendant brings forward three assignments of error, which will be discussed in the order in which they appear in his brief.

Defendant contends the court erred in its charge with respect to the circumstances under which the jury might return a verdict of not guilty, and quotes isolated portions of the charge in connection therewith. This assignment is without merit. At one point the court charged: “If from all the evidence you have a reasonable doubt that he did hit and kill the deceased with malice, you will acquit the defendant of the charge of murder in the second degree…