State v. Scheeler

Defendant was charged by information, in statutory language, with the crime of murder in the second degree. Allegedly, the victim was mortally wounded by a bullet from a revolver fired by defendant. Self-defense was pleaded. The jury found defendant guilty of the included offense of manslaughter, and he has appealed from the judgment entered upon that verdict.

The evidence shows that the victim and his wife had separated, and that she had started an action for divorce. About midnight, defendant was visiting in the wife’s home. He observed an automobile in front of the house. Its lights were…