SMITH, Justice, for the Court:
James B. Sumrall was convicted of manslaughter in the Circuit Court of Lauderdale County and sentenced to serve 15 years in the penitentiary. The conviction must be reversed and the case remanded for a new trial for one reason only.
Sumrall was accused of having shot and killed his paramour and his defense was self-defense. He exercised his right to testify as a witness in his own behalf under the provisions of Mississippi Code...
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