Ludden v. State

BY TH.E COURT

The man killed was John Lent. He was shot at his home January 6, 1929, by the plaintiff in error. No one can be entirely sure of just what happened at the time. Lent was at his home, a shanty in the mining regions, and was intoxicated. Ludden was at the decedent’s house but his purpose in going there is uncertain. There was considerable drinking and the jury was justified in believing that both Ludden and Lent were intoxicated. If Ludden’s story is true, Lent in his drunken condition suddenly displayed a hostile spirit toward Ludden and so conducted himself that Ludden thought…