LEIGH M. CLARK, Retired Circuit Judge.
A jury found appellant guilty of murder in the first degree and fixed his punishment at imprisonment for life. He was duly sentenced accordingly.
There is no dispute in the evidence as to the fact that defendant killed Stephen Taylor, the alleged victim, by shooting him with a pistol. The controverted issue on the trial was whether the homicide was committed in self defense.
A major contention of appellant is...
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