State v. Le Duc

Defendant was convicted of murder in the second degree and sentenced to a term of twenty-five years' imprisonment in the state prison. He has appealed from the judgment and from an order denying his motion for a new trial. He admits that he shot and killed the deceased, John F. Snyder, but contends that he did so in self-defense.

1. His first contention is that the evidence was insufficient to justify the verdict. His contention is that the undisputed physical facts demonstrate the falsity of the state's evidence, establish the truthfulness of his own, to the effect that the killing was in…