Bone v. State

The appellant, James Lee Bone, was indicted on a charge of first degree murder, convicted of first degree manslaughter, and sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary.

There is no conflict in the testimony and evidence that on the 17th day of February, 1975 appellant shot one Joe Cecil Betton and as a result thereof Betton died.

At the trial in the lower court the State presented evidence of three witnesses sufficient to sustain a conviction of manslaughter in the first degree. The appellant presented evidence of four witnesses, including himself, sufficient to sustain self defense.

The…