MOREMEN, Chief Justice.
Appellant, Rex Kilburn, was indicted for murder and convicted of manslaughter. His punishment was fixed at imprisonment for twenty-one years. He contends that the trial court erred (1) in refusing to sustain a motion to direct a verdict of acquittal for him, and (2) in giving an instruction which improperly qualified and limited the law concerning his right of self-defense.
Appellant's whole defense was based upon the contention that...
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