Rafuse v. State

CARROLL, DONALD K., Judge.

The appellant was convicted of manslaughter by the Criminal Court of Record' for Duval County and has appealed from his judgment of conviction and sentence.

The principal question presented for our determination in this appeal is .whether the trial court erred in failing to admit testimony, proffered by the appellant in support of his plea of self-defense, of acts of violence committed by the deceased at the place of business where he was killed by the appellant.

To the information charging him with second-degree murder in the pistol-shooting of the deceased, John…