Territory of New Mexico v. Watson

Citations

• 12 N.M. 419

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS.</p> <p>1. It is error for the court in a criminal case to omit to instruct the jury as to the law of the case, whether requested so to do or not. Such error, however, can not be taken advantage of unless excepted to at the time the jury is instructed.</p> <p>2. It is the duty of the court to instruct the jury in a criminal case as to the law of self-defense, where there is any evidence tending to establish such defense; but in order that the defendant may-take advantage of such error, he must except to the failure of the court to so instruct at the time the jury is instructed.</p> <p>3. The law in this Territory presumes that a loaded gun is a deadly weapon.</p>