Carter v. State

1. The defendant assigns error on the overruling of his motion for a new trial. As to the general grounds, the only-contention argued is, that ,the defendant was drunk at the time of the commission of the crime. Voluntary drunkenness shall not be an excuse for the commission of a crime. Code, § 26-403. The evidence amply sustains the verdict.

2. Special ground 1 complains of the following charge to the jury: “I charge you that these indictments are not evidence against, the defendant Roy Carter, but that Roy Carter, the defendant, enters upon the trial of this case with the presumption of…