SMITH, Justice:
Alvie Bryson was tried in the Circuit Court of Union County on a charge of murder. He was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to serve a term of 15 years in the penitentiary. From that conviction and sentence he has appealed.
Bryson shot and killed one Harris. He defended upon the ground that in shooting Harris he had acted in necessary self-defense. On this vital point the evidence was conflicting and the case was close as to Bryson's...
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