BRICKEN, Presiding Judge.
The indictment charged the defendant with the offense of murder in the second degree, in that, he unlawfully and with malice aforethought killed J. C. Woods, by shooting him with a gun, but without premeditation or deliberation. The trial below resulted in the conviction of defendant for manslaughter in the first degree, and his punishment was fixed at imprisonment for a period of five years.The defendant admitted the killing but strenuously...
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