CULLEN, Commissioner.
Claudie Little shot and killed Charles Castle. He was indicted for murder but upon trial was found guilty of the lesser offense of voluntary manslaughter and was given a 12-year sentence. He has appealed from the judgment of conviction.
Little's primary argument is that his testimony conclusively showed that the killing was in self-defense, wherefore he was entitled to a directed verdict of acquittal.
The shooting occurred on...
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