Supreme Court of Arkansas August 26, 1968, 5352 (Peters v. State)

Lyle Brown, Justice.

Appellant Geneva Peters was charged with second degree murder for the fatal shooting of her husband. She was convicted of manslaughter. Mrs. Peters here contends that the evidence and the applicable law establish excusable homicide.

Mrs. Peters was required to use all reasonable means within her power and consistant with her safety to avoid killing her husband. McDonald v.