People v. Munn

Criminal Law—Refusal to Give Instructions not Based on Evidence.—The refusal of a court to give instructions on the law of self-defense, and as to excusable homicide by accident or misfortune, in sudden combat, in a prosecution for murder, is not error if there is no evidence on which to rest such a defense.

Homicide—Evidence of Character of Deceased.—In a prosecution for murder, evidence is not admissible on the part of defendant as to the character of deceased for peace and quietness.

Homicide—Testimony of Medical Expert.—In Prosecution for Murder, where the theory of the prosecution is that a blow struck by defendant with his fist caused the death, testimony of the medical expert is admissible as to whether, in his opinion, a blow from a man’s fist could have produced the fracture which caused the death of deceased.