Brockwell v. State

John A. Fogleman, Justice.

Appellant was convicted of second degree murder for the killing of his son-in-law, Walter Griffin, by shooting him with a 12 gauge shotgun loaded with buckshot. Brockwell and his wife lived next door to their daughter and son-in-law at McGehee. The killing took place as Griffin approached the front door of the Brockwell house, where his wife, Goldie Griffin, had gone with her mother on the preceding day. Goldie Griffin was ill at the time and died before the trial. Appellant’s defense was that he acted in defense of his habitation. He urges 20 points for reversal,…