Reed v. State

DAVIDSON, Judge.

Murder is the offense; the punishment, forty-five years in the penitentiary.

We state the facts only in a general way, as showing the issues arising.

The state’s testimony is deemed sufficient to show that appellant, without justification or excuse, killed deceased by stabbing her with a knife having a blade about three and three-quarter inches in length.

The defensive testimony raised self-defense from the actual as well as apparent attack of the deceased. Self-defense upon threats and accidental killing were also raised.

The manner in which the issue of self-defense was…