· 10/15/1907
Wingo v. State
Citations
- 91 Miss. 865
- 45 So. 862
Syllabus
<p>Criminal Law and Procedure. Evidence. Manslaughter.</p> <p>In a prosecution for manslaughter, no third person having seen the altercation, if the defendant, claiming to have acted in self-defense, admit the killing, she cannot complain that the jury failed to accept from her an explanation of the homicide which is inconsistent with the physical facts.</p>
Judges: Calhoon
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