HARWOOD, Presiding Judge.
This appellant was indicted for the first degree murder of William F. Knight.
His trial resulted in a verdict and judgment of guilty of manslaughter in the first degree, his punishment being fixed at imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term of five years; hence this appeal.
In the trial below the evidence presented by the defense was directed toward showing self defense.
Since errors in the court's oral charge to...
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