State v. Newman

KEETON, Justice.

Appellant was charged with the murder of one W. E. Wiggins alleged to have occurred July 8, 1948. He was convicted of second degree murder and the court on December 14, sentenced him to serve twenty-four years in the state penitentiary. From the judgment he appeals.

The killing of the deceased Wiggins by appellant is not disputed. He contends he acted in self-defense and assigns as error the refusal to give certain requested instructions, the admission of certain evidence, improper conduct of the prosecution, and the insufficiency of the evidence to sustain the verdict.

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