Allen v. State

A statement of facts will not be necessary for a determination of the questions presented in this appeal, except -to state that the evidence upon the part of the state shows a willful, premeditated and intentional killing without any justifiable or excusable cause, while the defendant claimed either that he was too drunk to know what he was doing, or else killed the deceased in self-defense. The defendant’s testimony is conflicting as ■ to which theory of defense he relied upon. The theory of temporary insanity as well as self-defense was covered by the court’s instructions. The sole errors…