Dugan v. State

MORROW, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of murder and his punishment fixed at twenty years confinement in the State penitentiary.

He stabbed, deceased with a pocketknife, and the issues of self-defense- and manslaughter as well as murder were raised by the evidence and submitted to the jury in the charge of the court.

When the State rested and before the appellant introduced any evidence he filed a written motion or request as follows: “Here and now, in open court, presents this written motion, and asks the court for the permission, the privilege and the right of stating to the jury, through his…