Prior v. State

The defendant, Lee Prior, was convicted in the Criminal Court of Fulton County on an accusation charging him with the offense of mayhem, the charging part of which is as follows: “Lee Prior in the county aforesaid, on the 20th day of June 1945, did commit the offense of mayhem, in that the said Lee Prior on the above date did intentionally, voluntarily, and maliciously bite off the nose of Elizabeth Williams while the said Lee Prior was attacking the said Elizabeth Williams.” There was no request to charge. The judge charged the jury: “The defendant in this case is charged with an offense…