McFadden v. State

Defendant had a business relationship with one Ritter selling audio systems and parts. They had a dispute over money. Ritter and a friend went to defendant’s house, where he lived with his sister, and demanded a sum of money. Racial epithets were heard. Ritter claimed defendant accosted him with a shotgun in the front yard, which he then tried to take from defendant. Bystanders joined in the fray. Ritter suffered a concussion and a broken ankle. He said defendant and his friends left with some of his audio equipment.

At trial defendant tried to show self defense. He called his sister to…