McDougal v. State

This appeal is from a conviction for the offense of murder, with punishment assessed at 19 years’ confinement in the state penitentiary.

That appellant killed the deceased was a conceded fact, and his excuse was self-de.fense. This issue as well as manslaughter and provoking the difficulty were submitted to the jury. Appellant’s wife was an eyewitness, and testified to facts tending to show that the deceased was the aggressor, or at least at the time of the homicide the deceased was attacking appellant with a knife with the declaration that he intended to kill him. On cross-examination it…