Airhart v. State

HENDERSON, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of manslaughter, and his punishment assessed at confinement in the penitentiary for a term of two years; hence this appeal. In the view we take of this case, it is only necessary to notice the exceptions to the charge of the court on self-defense, in connection with a charge on provoking the difficulty.' In order to a proper understanding of the court’s charge on this subject, we will state substantially the case as presented by the testimony. The testimony shows that deceased and appellant both lived at or near the town of Kemp, in Kaufman County;…