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· 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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