ELLETT, Justice:
The defendant appeals from a conviction of murder in the first degree and the life sentence imposed thereon. He admits killing the victim but claims it was done in necessary self-defense.
The undisputed facts show that the defendant and the deceased were acquaintances for three or four days, during which time they were drinking and carousing together; that during that time the deceased received cash in the amount of $385 and spent considerable...
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