State v. Hollingsworth

The defendant was convicted of second degree murder and appeals. Defendant was charged with first degree murder in the slaying of Dean Edward Hollowwa, on December 17,1967, in a tavern in Coos Bay, Oregon. Defendant’s testimony was to the effect that a fight erupted at the tavern between him and the deceased, and that defendant drew a .22 revolver, which he had borrowed for target practice, and shot the deceased in self-defense. Defendant’s testimony was controverted by three witnesses in the tavern, who stated that defendant and deceased were sober, that there was no hostility between the…