State v. Hodges

BRANCH, Justice.

We first consider whether the Court of Appeals correctly decided that there was no error in the rulings of the trial judge which sustained objections to questions relating to defendant’s acts of self defense.

In this connection, the record discloses the following:

Q. Mr. Hodges, why did you shoot Mr. Harris?

A. Well, I was afraid of him and I knew he was going to hurt me.

Objection of the District Attorney sustained.

Q. Can you tell us why you shot Mr. Harris?

A. I knew he was going to hurt me.

Objection of District Attorney sustained.

I was afraid of him because I knowed he had a bad…