Lewis v. State

Manslaughter, first degree; sentence: five years imprisonment.

The appellant was indicted for first degree murder, the State alleging that he unlawfully with malice aforethought killed one Mary Lou Ritch, by shooting her with a gun or rifle. This was the second trial of this case. The jury in the first trial was not able to reach a verdict and a mistrial was declared. Appellant plead not guilty, asserting self-defense.

Prior to trial, the parties stipulated that the gun to be introduced in evidence was the gun of the appellant, and that the appellant fired the gun that killed Mary Lou Ritch.…