State v. Gunn

The defendant, by verdict of the jury, was found guilty of murder in the first degree and, by judgment of the court, sentenced to life imprisonment. His motion for a new trial was denied and this appeal taken from the judgment and the order denying the motion.

The defendant admitted the homicide and attempted to justify it on the ground of self-defense. The principal contention on appeal is that the evidence is insufficient to support the verdict of murder in the first degree.

Murder in the first degree is defined by section 10955, Revised Codes of 1921, as follows: “All murder which is…