WOODLEY, Judge.
The offense is murder; the punishment, 5 years.
Appellant, a negro woman 70 years of age, shot and killed her daughter-in-law, about 40 years of age. The killing occurred at appellant's home, and appellant's testimony raised the issue of self-defense.
Appellant filed motion for suspended sentence and offered a number of witnesses who testified to her good reputation as peaceable and law abiding.
Over appellant's objection, the...
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