State v. Williams

Oxner, Justice.

Appellant, a white man about 24 years of age, killed his father on October 23, 1951. He claims that he did so in defense of himself and his mother. The jury returned a verdict of guilty of manslaughter and the Court imposed a sentence of six years. On this appeal, he contends that the trial judge should have directed a verdict of not guilty upon the ground that the undisputed facts established his plea of *356self-defense. Errors are also assigned in the admission of testimony.

The deceased, who was about seventy years of age, and his wife lived in a house owned by her in the town…