Johnson v. State
69 Ala. 253
Ala.1881Check TreatmentIf 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.