Harris v. State

— Appellant was charged in the Jackson Circuit Court with the premeditated murder of George Brown. The cause was venued to the Lawrence Circuit Court, wherein, on a trial before a jury, he was convicted of murder in the second degree, and, over his motion for a new trial, was. sentenced to be imprisoned during his natural life. Appellant admitted in the lower court that he shot and killed the deceased, but claimed that he was justified in so doing upon the ground of self-defense. His counsel present several alleged errors upon which they seek a reversal of the judgment below.

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