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PETERS v. STATE

No. 5352.

430 S.W.2d 856 (1968)

Geneva PETERS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

Rehearing Denied September 23, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howell, Price & Worsham, Little Rock, for appellant.

Joe Purcell, Atty. Gen., Don Langston, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.

BROWN, Justice.

Appellant Geneva Peters was charged with second degree murder for the fatal shooting of her husband. She was convicted of manslaughter. Mrs. Peters here contends that the evidence and the applicable law establishes excusable homicide.

Mrs. Peters was required to use all reasonable means within her power and consistent with her safety to avoid killing her husband. McDonald v. State, 104 Ark. 317, 149 S.W. 95 (1912). If in that respect she acted...

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