Huff v. State

Under the facts in this case, the defendant was in his own room at the time of the fatal shooting, and was under no duty to retreat, if he was free from fault in bringing on the difficulty. Harris v. State, 96 Ala. 24, 11 So. 255.

The evidence for the defendant tended to prove his plea of self-defense. Under this state of the evidence the court refused to give at the request of defendant in writing charge 7. This was error to a reversal. Bell v. State, 20 Ala. App. 425, 104 So. 443; Davis v. State, 214 Ala. 273, 107 So. 737.

The court evidently fell into'error on the question of the burden of…