63 So. 421
Fla.
1913
Shackleford, C. J.

Williаm J. Howell was indicted and tried for murder in the first degree and convicted of manslaughter, ‍‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‍from which he seeks relief here by writ of error. In view of the conсlusion which we have reached, *211it becomes unnecessary to treаt all the errors assigned. The defendant claimed that the homicide was сommitted by him in self-defense, therefore a material fact for the jury to determine from the evidence adduced was who was the aggressor in the ‍‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‍fatal difficulty. Upon this point the evidence was conflicting. This being true, we arе of the opinion that the following paragraph of the general charge, of which complaint is made, was erroneous and calls for а reversal of the judgment:

“5. In this case if the homicide was committed by the defеndant and in the lawful defense of himself, and was free from fault at a time when thеre was reasonable ground for him as a reasonable, prudent and cautious man to appreehnd, and if-he did then and there apprehеnd a design on the part of the deceased to kill him, or do other harm or violence, and if under the circumstances, as you may find them from the evidence there, then and there appeared ‍‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‍to the defendant еminent danger of such design' being accomplished by the deceased by actually shooting at the defendant with a pistol, or by the act of drawing such weapon when the defendant was not at the time the aggressor, then the homicide was justifiable under the law, and not unlawful, and you must find from the evidence in this сase beyond a reasonable doubt that the homicide was unlawful befоre you can convict the defendant of any offence.”

In addition to being vague and confusing, this portion of the charge is misleading in that it plaсes a burden upon the defendant which the law does not impose by instructing thе jury that the evidence must show that at the time ‍‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‍of the tragedy it “appeared to the defendant that there was eminent danger of the design” on the рart of the deceased to kill the defendant or to do other harm or violence to him “being accomplished by the deceased by *212actually shooting at the defendant with a pistol, or by the act of draioing such weapon, when the defendant was not at the time the aggressor,” before the homicide could be held to be justifiable. This goes too far. The deсeased would not have had actually to either shoot or draw the pistol in order to make it appear to the defendant that he was in imminent danger of the loss of his life or great bodily harm or violence ‍‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‍from the dеceased. An attempt upon the part of the deceased to draw his pistol or a demonstration to that effect might well have produced the apprehension in the mind of the defendant which the law contеmplates. We have often had occasion to state the law аpplicable to charges and .instructions relating to self-defense. Sеe Lane v. State, 44 Fla. 105, 32 South. Rep. 896; Day v. State, 54 Fla. 25, 44 South. Rep. 715; Morrison v. State, 42 Fla. 149, 28 South. Rep. 97. We would also refer to Section 802 of Hughes’ Instructions tо Juries. Upon another trial, guideci by these authorities, an apprpriate charge relating to self-defense may be readily framed.

Without undertаking any discussion of the point, which cannot be said to be properly presented before us, for the guidance of the trial court upon another trial, we would refer to McNish v. State, 45 Fla. 83, 34 South. Rep. 219, 110 Amer. St Rep. 65 and Daniels v. State, 57 Fla. 1, 48 South. Rep. 747, to the effect that testimony as tо confessions of guilt made by an accused party to officers, especially when such party is under arrestáis not admissible in evidence at the triаl, unless it is clearly shown that the confession was voluntarily made after such рarty is fully advised of his rights under the law. See also McNish v. State, 47 Fla. 69, 36 South. Rep. 176.

*213For the error found the judgment must be and the same is hereby reversed.

Taylor, Cockrell, Hocker and Whitfield, J. J., concur.