A jury found defendant guilty of second degree murder. He appeals from the judgment.
Defendant and the victim, James Anderson, were migratory farm workers. The two men became involved in a quarrel in the mess hall of the farm labor camp where they were staying. Both had been drinking. They went outside to fight. Anderson was larger and heavier than defendant. Defendant carried a knife concealed in a crumpled...
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