Prater v. State

SOMEBVILLE, J.(1) The burden of proving that ' a homicide was committed in self-defense rests on the defendant, unless it can be deduced from the facts and circumstances which prove the killing. — Hadley v. State, 55 Ala. 31; De Arman v. State, 71 Ala. 351, 360.(2) Charge 1 was properly refused to defendant, since-it required the state to prove beyond a reasona.be doubt that defendant “without excuse and unlawfully killed” the deceased, thereby misplacing the burden of proof as to self-defense.(3) If the facts were that deceased approached the place where defendant' was at work and stated to…