CAMMACK, Judge.
Ira Hamilton was sentenced to life imprisonment for the willful murder of Bert Hamilton. Ira, who was Bert's neighbor, had been helping Bert make moonshine liquor, at a still located on Ira's property. According to Ira, Bert had accused him of pouring out a barrel of his beer and had threatened to kill Ira unless he paid $25 for the beer. The fatal shooting occurred in December, 1954, near the home of Tramble Tackett, Ira's brother-in-law. Ira's evidence...
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