SORRELLS v. STATE

4 Div. 635.

213 So.2d 687 (1968)

Buford G. SORRELLS v. STATE.

Court of Appeals of Alabama.

August 27, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jas. W. Kelly and John L. Knowles, Geneva, for appellant.

MacDonald Gallion, Atty. Gen., and John A. Lockett, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., for the State.


PRICE, Presiding Judge.

Appellant was convicted of the offense of assault with intent to murder.

The defendant admitted the shooting of one Colbert R. Sorrells. The question of whether he shot in self defense was for the jury under the evidence presented. The requested general affirmative charge was refused without error.

Requested charges D-4 and D-6, solely to the effect that the burden of proof was on the state to show that defendant was not free...

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