JORDAN, Presiding Judge.
The defendant was tried for murder, convicted of voluntary manslaughter, and sentenced to 5 years in the penitentiary. An appeal was filed and the case is here for review. Held:
1. The trial judge in his instructions to the jury made the following statement: "I charge you that the law does not require one to retreat to avoid the commission of a felony upon his person, but he is justified under the law in using such force as...
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