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TRUITT v. STATE

35159.

90 Ga. App. 181 (1954)

82 S.E.2d 166

TRUITT v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided May 13, 1954.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Garland & Alaimo, for plaintiff in error.

Wright Lipford, Solicitor-General, contra.

TOWNSEND, J.

The single assignment of error complains of an excerpt from the charge of the court, which appears in the record as follows: "Gentlemen, a defendant charged with the offense of murder can introduce proof that the deceased was a person of violent and turbulent character, only when it is shown, prima facie, that the defendant has been assailed and was honestly trying to defend himself. The general principle...

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