“The general principle in criminal cases is that there is a duty upon the trial judge to give a complete charge of the law applicable to the facts of the case and the defendant has a right to have every issue of fact raised by the evidence and material to his defense submitted to the jury upon proper instructions by the judge.” State v. Hatcher, 310 S.W.3d 788, 815 (Tenn., No. W2006‑01853‑SC‑R11‑CD, 5/4/2010) [citation and punctuation omitted].
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PG V Duties of the Court
