State v. . Davis

The State offered, the testimony of Melvin Wheless to the effect that while he was standing near an automobile outside the filling station of the defendant, with his back toward the defendant, he was shot twice by the defendant and was seriously wounded. The State' also offered other evidence corroborative of the testimony of Wheless. While, on the other hand, the defendant and his wife testified that Melvin Wheless was inside the filling station of the defendant, and was advancing on the defendant with a knife, using profane and threatening-language, and the defendant shot him in…