McEvoy v. State

Jul 17, 1905
Reporters:
, ,
Before:
Cobb
Cobb, J.

1. “Unless there be great superiority in physical strength of ‍​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‍an assailant who strikes another a blow with his fist, or ill health in the assailed at the time, or other circumstances ‍​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‍producing relatively great inequality between them in combat, the assailed can not justifiably resent the blow by stabbing the assailant.” Morgan v. State, 119 Ga. 566 (3), ‍​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‍and cit.

2. Considered as a whole, the charge was as favorable to the accused as he had any right, under the ‍​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‍facts of the case, to demand. The evidence fully warranted, even if it did not demand, the verdict; and no reason appears for reversing ‍​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‍the judgment.

Judgment affirmed.

All the Justices concur, except Simmons, C. J., absent.