Johnson v. State

Supreme Court of Alabama

Johnson v. State

69 Ala. 253

CourtSupreme Court of Alabama

DecidedDecember 15, 1881

StatusPublished

Cited by2 cases

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Johnson v. State, 69 Ala. 253 (Ala. 1881).

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Opinion

STONE, J.

If the testimony of Squire Howard was believed, the jury rightly found that the defendant provoked and brought on the difficulty, and that he committed a battery on the prosecuting witness, by placing a pistol against his chin in an angry and insulting manner. This disabled the defendant from invoking the doctrine of self-defense. See authorities on the brief of the Attorney-General. The rulings of the Circuit Court were in harmony with these views. There is nothing in the other question raised.

Affirmed.

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STONE, J.

If the testimony of Squire Howard was believed, the jury rightly found that the defendant provoked and brought on the difficulty, and that he committed a battery on the prosecuting witness, by placing a pistol against his chin in an angry and insulting manner. This disabled the defendant from invoking the doctrine of self-defense. See authorities on the brief of the Attorney-General. The rulings of the Circuit Court were in harmony with these views. There is nothing in the other question raised.

Affirmed.

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