Defendant-appellant was indicted for murder in the first degree, tried by jury, found guilty of murder in the second degree and sentenced to 25 years in the state penitentiary.
Appellant first urges as error the trial court's limitation of the scope of defendant's testimony concerning the prior acts of violence committed by the victim.
The only issue at the trial was that of self-defense and defense...
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