SHULMAN, Judge.
Appellant was indicted for murder and convicted of voluntary manslaughter. She appeals from denial of her motion for new trial. We reverse the conviction.
1. The defense raised by appellant at trial was self-defense. She admitted firing the fatal shots, but contended the shooting occurred during a struggle for a pistol. Her testimony was that following 18 hours of physical and verbal abuse of appellant and her mother by the deceased, he attempted...
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