State v. Reddington

Defendant was convicted of the murder of T. J. Brown and sentenced to life imprisonment in the State Penitentiary. He appeals from the judgment of conviction.

In his opening statement to the jury at the beginning of the trial defendant's counsel admitted the homicide, but said it was in self-defense and justifiable. Defendant adhered to this position throughout the trial, i. e., in cross-examination of prosecution witnesses, by witnesses which he produced, and by his own testimony. The jury concluded otherwise.

Defendant asks that the judgment of conviction be reversed and a new trial granted…