Villines v. State

BUSSEY, Presiding Judge:

Vernon D. Villines, hereinafter referred to as defendant, was charged in the District Court of Seminole County, Oklahoma with the crime of Murder. He was convicted for the offense of Manslaughter in the Second Degree, and his punishment was fixed at two (2) years imprisonment; from said judgment and sentence, a timely appeal has been perfected to this Court.

This cause must be reversed for the reason that the trial court, over the objection of the defendant, gave the following instruction :

“INSTRUCTION NUMBER THIRTY

“Under the law of this State, the defendant has the…