BRANCHFIELD, Judge.
Defendant was charged with the crime of first degree murder, entered a plea of not guilty and was found guilty of manslaughter by the court without a jury. He appealed.
The evening of December 2, 1967, the defendant shot and killed one Otto Albert Aho at the defendant's residence. Aho was killed almost instantly with a bullet fired from a bolt action 30.06 rifle fired at a distance of four to six feet from the victim.
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