Rivers v. State

Jones, Circuit Judge,

The plaintiff in error was tried in the Circuit Court of Duval County upon an indictment *403charging him with murder in the first degree resulting in a conviction of murder in second degree, and seeks reversal of the judgment on writ of error.

There are two assignments of error, one of which questions the sufficiency of the evidence to support a conviction for any offense on the ground that accused acted in self defense. The other on the ground that the evidence does not support a conviction for any offense greater than manslaughter.

As the sole question relates to the weight…