OPINION OF THE COURT
EAGEN, Justice.
Appellant, Ruth Jackson, was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter following a nonjury trial. Motions in arrest of judgment and/or a new trial were denied and a term of psychiatric probation was imposed. This appeal followed.
Throughout, Jackson has argued that this homicide was justifiable since she acted to prevent the infliction of great bodily harm on her niece, Anita Peake. The trial court rejected this...
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