PRICE, Judge.
The charge was murder in the first degree; the conviction was for manslaughter in the first degree; the punishment was confinement in the penitentiary for six and a half years.
The testimony of the State's witnesses tended to prove the defendant guilty of murder. Defendant's testimony raised the issue of self defense. Under the conflicting testimony, the question of whether the defendant was justified in killing deceased was for the jury's determination...
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