People v. Sanders

On the evening of August 22, 1970, defendant and the deceased, Nathaniel Douglas, were in a bar in Jackson. The defendant and the deceased got into an argument over a loan. A fight ensued. The force of the defendant’s blows made the deceased back up through a pair of swinging doors. At this time the defendant allegedly pulled a gun and shot the deceased, fatally injuring him.

At the trial four witnesses, who were present at the bar at the time of the shooting, testified that the defendant shot the decedent as he was backing up. The defendant testified that he killed the decedent…