Here was a defendant with the natty appearance of a matinee idol. He was the son of a police officer who had been on the force twenty-two years. The accused and a young companion, Gene Stratton, accompanied two girls to the Quadrangle Cafe. The defendant drank to excess. The two men quarrelled. At about one-thirty Stratton and the two girls left in the defendant's car. After Miss Henry was driven to her residence, the young man and Mrs. Creel proceeded to her home. They had not been there over twenty minutes when the accused appeared at the door, saying, "Why did you leave without me? Don't you think I'm able to drive my own car?" He also charged his erstwhile friend with forcing him to pay the bill at the cafe. At this juncture, Stratton took the accused by the arm and walked downstairs. Mrs. Creel followed. By looking out the front door she observed the accused continuing his argument. She heard him say, "Come out in the car and have a drink." His companion remonstrated that he did not care for any more liquor. The defendant said, "Well, I'll show you." Mrs. Creel then saw the defendant step into his car and place his hand into one of its pockets. She ran down the stairs. She heard four or five shots fired by the time she reached the auto. The defendant had left Stratton dying in the street. The police were notified. When Mrs. Creel told them about the accused, the son of Mike, their comrade, they rushed to his home, finding him in bed. A brother was backing the car into the garage in the rear of their home. The fact that the defendaht had been drinking during the evening, that he had said during the quarrel, "Let's have a drink," the fact that he had shot his friend after a minor quarrel, all tended to prove that the shooting resulted as a consequence of drunkenness. Because the young man had led the defendant downstairs, and there were no eyewitnesses to the tragedy, it would be expected that the defending attorney would build his case upon the theory of a shooting in self-defense during a drunken brawl. Of course, drunkenness is no excuse for crime. The use